PRINTER'S NO. 2112
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1619
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DAVIDSON, SOLOMON, ZABEL, KENYATTA, HILL-EVANS,
SCHLOSSBERG, YOUNGBLOOD, READSHAW, CIRESI, HANBIDGE, HOWARD,
FRANKEL, DEASY, DONATUCCI, ROZZI, SHUSTERMAN, SAPPEY, BOYLE,
KIRKLAND, McCLINTON, FITZGERALD, HARRIS, ISAACSON, BULLOCK,
DAWKINS, WILLIAMS, O'MARA, HOHENSTEIN, MALAGARI, DALEY,
WEBSTER, GALLOWAY, COMITTA, STURLA, SANCHEZ, OTTEN, KINSEY,
McNEILL, WARREN, MADDEN, SNYDER, CEPHAS, T. DAVIS, MULLERY,
MULLINS, GOODMAN, JOHNSON-HARRELL, HELM, ULLMAN, ROEBUCK,
SIMS, WHEATLEY, RABB, A. DAVIS AND DELLOSO, JUNE 12, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 12, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in ethics standards and financial
disclosure, further providing for purpose, for definitions,
for restricted activities, for powers and duties of
commission, for investigations by commission and for
penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1101.1(a) of Title 65 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 1101.1. Purpose.
(a) Declarations.--The Legislature hereby declares that
public office is a public trust and that any effort to realize
personal financial gain through public office other than
compensation provided by law is a violation of that trust. In
order to strengthen the faith and confidence of the people of
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