S1119B1643A05341 AJB:JSL 04/28/20 #90 A05341
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1119
Sponsor: SENATOR BAKER
Printer's No. 1643
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 10 and 11, by striking out "if the
time within which an action must be commenced under this chapter
is set to expire during" and inserting
in the event of
Amend Bill, page 1, line 14, by inserting after "order"
by the Supreme Court or any agency or unit of the unified
judicial system exercising a power or performing a duty in
accordance with section 1721 (relating to delegation of powers),
i f the time within which an action must be commenced under this
chapter expires prior to the expiration of the earlier to occur
of the additional 30-day periods specified under paragraph (2)
(i), (ii) or (iii)
Amend Bill, page 1, line 17, by inserting after "tolled"
as provided under this section
Amend Bill, page 1, line 18, by striking out "may" and
inserting
must
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 1 through 9, by striking out "the
expiration of the declared judicial emergency and" in line 1 and
all of lines 2 through 9 and inserting
any of the following, whichever occurs first:
(i) The expiration of the declared judicial
emergency.
(ii) The judicial district establishes a method by
which the action may be commenced by rule of court or
other judicial order during the judicial emergency.
(iii) The effective date of the judicial emergency
if the judicial district has established a method by
which the action may be commenced by rule of court or
other judicial order prior to such effective date.
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(3) An action commenced during the additional 30-day
periods specified under paragraph (2)(i), (ii) or (iii) shall
be deemed timely filed under section 5503(a) (relating to
commencement of matters).
(b) Applicability.--This section shall apply to any judicial
district for which a judicial emergency is declared. If a
Statewide judicial emergency is declared by a governing
authority, this section shall apply to all judicial districts.
(c) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to reduce the time within which an action must be
commenced as established by any other law of this Commonwealth,
rule of court or other judicial order.
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