THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY ORIE, SCARNATI, RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, ARGALL, BRUBAKER, EICHELBERGER, ERICKSON, FOLMER, MENSCH, PICCOLA, TOMLINSON, WARD AND D. WHITE, NOVEMBER 8, 2010

REFERRED TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, NOVEMBER 8, 2010  

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; 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," prohibiting the expenditure

of funds to pay for abortions except as provided by State

law.

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 a

section to read:

Section 4.  Abortion Funding.--All State agencies

implementing and complying with the Patient Protection and

Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148, 124 Stat. 119), and any

Federal law relating to health care which is enacted

subsequently, shall ensure that no funds are expended, or

authorized to be expended, to pay for abortions except as

permitted under 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 32 (relating to abortion).

Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.