PRINTER'S NO. 874
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
795
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DAVIS, READSHAW, O'NEILL, V. BROWN, CRUZ, NEILSON,
M. QUINN AND KRUEGER-BRANEKY, MARCH 10, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, MARCH 10, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to
governing body, providing for municipal standards for
recovery residences; and making an editorial change.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Subchapter A of Chapter 13 of Title 53 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
Subchapter A
[(Reserved)] Powers and Duties
Sec.
1301. Municipal standards for recovery residences.
ยง 1301. Municipal standards for recovery residences.
(a) General rule.--The governing body of a municipality may
adopt an ordinance that establishes standards for recovery
residences that comply with Federal and State fair housing laws
and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-
336, 104 Stat. 327). Such an ordinance may include provisions
relating to:
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