PRINTER'S NO. 1314
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1245
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY QUINN, KULIK, SAPPEY, CONKLIN AND BROOKS,
APRIL 20, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 20, 2021
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; providing for the regulation of pari-mutuel
thoroughbred horse racing and harness horse racing
activities, imposing certain taxes and providing for the
disposition of funds from pari-mutuel tickets; 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," in Commonwealth budget procedures, providing for
general appropriation bill compensation suspension.
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
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section to read:
Section 613.1. General Appropriation Bill Compensation
Suspension.--If the General Assembly fails to pass or the
Governor fails to sign a general appropriation bill for a fiscal
year or the Governor fails to sign the final revenue estimate
for a fiscal year, compensation for the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, cabinet officers and members of the General Assembly
shall be suspended until a general appropriation bill has been
passed by the General Assembly and signed by the Governor or the
final revenue estimate is signed by the Governor.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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