PRINTER'S NO. 1940
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1210
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, JULY 18, 2018
REFERRED TO FINANCE, JULY 18, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in assessments of persons and
property, further providing for assessments and appeals for
certain tax years.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8565(c) of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 8565. Assessments and appeals for certain tax years.
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(c) Timing of certification.--[Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for tax years after tax year 2013, the
assessment office shall certify assessed values by March 31 of
the preceding year.] Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
for tax years after tax year 2018:
(1) Assessed values shall be held at the level certified
by the assessment office on March 31, 2017. This provision
shall remain in effect until the governing body has made a
thorough and satisfactory inquiry into the assessment
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practices of the assessment office and has certified those
practices as sound.
(2) Following certification under paragraph (1), the
assessment office shall certify assessed values for
subsequent tax years by March 31 of the preceding year.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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