PRINTER'S NO. 1266
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1205
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY YOUNG, CIRESI, WEBSTER, HANBIDGE, MADDEN,
SCHLOSSBERG, SANCHEZ, McNEILL, HILL-EVANS, KRAJEWSKI,
KINKEAD, PARKER, SHUSTERMAN, GUENST AND D. WILLIAMS,
APRIL 16, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 16, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in matters affecting
government units, further providing for exceptions to
sovereign immunity and for limitations on damages.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8522(b) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 8522. Exceptions to sovereign immunity.
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(b) Acts which may impose liability.--The following acts by
a Commonwealth party may result in the imposition of liability
on the Commonwealth and the defense of sovereign immunity shall
not be raised to claims for damages caused by:
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(11) Wrongful imprisonment.--Damages under this
paragraph shall not exceed the following:
(i) a sum equal to twice the amount of the gross
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