PRINTER'S NO. 4311
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2832
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY DOWLING, KAUFFMAN, RYAN, ECKER, PYLE, KULIK, ROWE,
TOPPER, SNYDER, BERNSTINE, WARNER, SCHMITT, CAUSER, COX,
REESE, DUNBAR, MIHALEK, PUSKARIC, O'NEAL, COOK, GAYDOS,
STRUZZI, MIZGORSKI, MILLARD AND HICKERNELL, AUGUST 31, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, AUGUST 31, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," providing for event venue indoor space
operation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known
as The Administrative Code of 1929, is amended by adding an
article to read:
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ARTICLE I-B
EVENT VENUE INDOOR SPACE OPERATION
Section 101-B. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Designated county." A county designated by executive order
in the yellow or green phase of reopening.
"Establishment." As follows:
(1) The term includes the following when located in a
designated county:
(i) A restaurant, bar or private club which serves
food and beverages.
(ii) A brewpub, brewery, winery or distillery.
(2) The term shall not include a night club, music or
entertainment venue.
"Event venue." As follows:
(1) The term includes a banquet hall, private club or
establishment which regularly holds events when located in a
designated county.
(2) The term shall not include a night club or music
venue.
Section 102-B. Operation.
An event venue with inside seating in existence on the
effective date of this section may, beginning on the effective
date of this section, begin operation on the inside seating
portion of the event venue.
Section 103-B. Requirements.
(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply to event venues
operating under section 102-B.
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(b) Guidelines.--The following shall apply:
(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), an event
venue shall follow guidelines issued by the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and the Commonwealth regarding
business and building operations.
(2) An event venue may, consistent with guidelines
issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
the Commonwealth regarding business and building operations,
use suitable barriers in addition to social distancing
requirements.
(c) Applicable practices.--An event venue shall, to the
extent possible, follow applicable practices of the:
(1) The World Health Organization's mass gathering
guidance, titled "Key planning recommendations for mass
gatherings in the context of COVID-19," published May 29,
2020.
(2) United States Food and Drug Administration's Best
Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Pick-
Up/Delivery Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
(d) Limitation.--An event venue may not use more than 50% of
the event venue's seating capacity during operation.
Section 104-B. Expiration.
This article shall expire upon termination or expiration of
the declaration of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on
March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020).
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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