THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY DALEY, CARROLL, D. COSTA, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, HESS, HORNAMAN, KILLION, KULA, LONGIETTI, MALONEY, MURT, QUINN AND SWANGER, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for

exceptions to governmental immunity.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 8542(b) introductory paragraph of Title

42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the

section is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 8542.  Exceptions to governmental immunity.

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(b)  Acts which may impose liability.--[The] Except as set

forth in subsection (b.1), the following acts by a local agency

or any of its employees may result in the imposition of

liability on a local agency:

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(b.1)  No liability shall be imposed on a county or county

tax claim bureau for an act set forth in subsection (b) as a

result of a county or a county tax claim bureau having acquired

legal or equitable title or possession, care, custody or control

of property in accordance with:

(1)  the act of May 16, 1923 (P.L.207, No.153), referred

to as the Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law;

(2)  the act of July 7, 1947 (P.L.1368, No.542), known as

the Real Estate Tax Sale Law; or

(3)  any other statute authorizing a tax sale or

treasurer's sale on tax liens.

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Section 2.  The addition of section 8542(b.1) shall not apply

to a cause of action which arose prior to the effective date of

this section.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.