PRINTER'S NO. 2718
No. 1977 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARRAR, BELARDI,
BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, COHEN,
CREIGHTON, DeLUCA, FABRIZIO, FLEAGLE, FRANKEL, GEIST,
GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HANNA, HARRIS, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HESS, JAMES, JOSEPHS, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KOTIK,
LEACH, LEDERER, MACKERETH, MAHER, MANN, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN,
McGILL, McILHATTAN, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE,
RAMALEY, READSHAW, ROHRER, RUBLEY, SCAVELLO, S. H. SMITH,
SONNEY, T. STEVENSON, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRUE, WALKO,
WANSACZ, WILT AND ZUG, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS,
SEPTEMBER 27, 2005
AN ACT
1 Prohibiting the use of full Social Security numbers on State
2 forms.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Short title.
6 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Social
7 Security Number Prohibition Act.
8 Section 2. Use of full Social Security numbers prohibited.
9 Except as provided in section 3 and notwithstanding any other
10 law to the contrary, no person shall be required to provide more
11 than the last four digits of his Social Security number on any
12 form required by a State governmental entity.
13 Section 3. Exceptions.
1 This act shall not apply to:
2 (1) Forms required by the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6,
3 No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971.
4 (2) Any other form utilized in connection with the
5 collection of State taxes.
6 Section 4. Effective date.
7 This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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