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Statute References

2015-2016 Legislation Amending Title 53

These bills amend Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes. To view a list of all statutes that amend this act, visit the Chronological History.

# of House Bills: 44

# of Senate Bills: 29

Bill	Sponsor	Memo
House Bill 66	Rep. GODSHALL	Former HB 1365 (Title 53 Municipalities) Provide Greater Transparency over Municipal Authority Acquisitions.
House Bill 112	Rep. D. COSTA	Child Abuse Training for Police Officers and the Minor Judiciary
House Bill 184	Rep. GROVE	State Preemption for Local Mandated Leave Ordinances (Former HB1960)
House Bill 221	Rep. CALTAGIRONE	Training for law enforcement and minor judiciary to recognize individuals suffering from mental health conditions or intellectual disability.
House Bill 241	Rep. DeLUCA	Legislation Establishing Uniform Ridesharing Standards
House Bill 253	Rep. GODSHALL	Former HB 95 Municipal Authority Financial Disclosure
House Bill 290	Rep. HACKETT	MPOETC Membership Revision
House Bill 356	Rep. READSHAW	Co-sponsorship: School Police Education and Training (HB 257)
House Bill 386	Rep. GOODMAN	Tax Liens on Abandoned and Blighted Property
House Bill 434	Rep. DeLUCA	Blighted Property
House Bill 587	Rep. PASHINSKI	Prohibiting the Sale of Alternative Nicotine Products to Minors
House Bill 648	Rep. HARHAI	Cosponsorship: Code Enforcement Grants
House Bill 768	Rep. MASSER	Former HB 2379 - Amending the Municipality Authorities Act on Competitive Enterprises
House Bill 778	Rep. READSHAW	Co-sponsor: Municipal Aggregation
House Bill 809	Rep. HELM	Occupation of dwelling units by students and unrelated individuals
House Bill 912	Rep. ROSS
House Bill 1044	Rep. HARKINS	Legislation to Reform the Local Government Unit Debt Act
House Bill 1065	Rep. KILLION	Transportation Network Companies
House Bill 1208	Rep. DEASY	Real Estate Tax Deferral for Elderly Homeowners
House Bill 1271	Rep. DUSH	Hold Tenant Responsible for Unpaid Water/Sewer Bills
House Bill 1290	Rep. MAHER	Cosponsors: Web-based transportation networks such as UberX, Lyft and innovative taxi fleets
House Bill 1316	Rep. DAY	Loophole regarding online travel companies and hotel occupancy tax
House Bill 1331	Rep. ROSS
House Bill 1343	Rep. DAVIS	Request for Co-Sponsorship: Providing for Transparency Prior to the Transfer of Municipal-Owned Infrastructure.
House Bill 1392	Rep. DUSH	Water & Sewer Municipal Authorities_ Ability to Require a Security Deposit
House Bill 1489	Rep. ACOSTA	Legislation Providing for the Regulation of Propane Tanks on Mobile Food Vehicles-Revised Memo
House Bill 1490	Rep. PETRI	Cultural District Legislation
House Bill 1580	Rep. EVERETT	Motorcycle Profiling Education and Awareness
House Bill 1643	Rep. EMRICK	Municipal Authority Financial Controls Legislation
House Bill 1647	Rep. HARPER
House Bill 1768	Rep. KIRKLAND
House Bill 1781	Rep. JOZWIAK	Municipal Police Officers Education & Training Commission Appointments
House Bill 1885	Rep. WHITE	Co-Sponsorship: WHITE--Sanctuary Cities
House Bill 1893	Rep. SCHEMEL	Intergovernmental Cooperation
House Bill 1935	Rep. MOUL	Life Lease Inclusion, Prior HB 1078
House Bill 1956	Rep. HARPER
House Bill 1993	Rep. KAMPF	Eliminate Spot Appeals of Property Assessments
House Bill 1998	Rep. PETRI	Philadelphia Parking Authority Board
House Bill 2156	Rep. DAVIS	Legislation – Municipal Standards for Recovery Residences
House Bill 2186	Rep. HARPER
House Bill 2197	Rep. THOMAS
House Bill 2239	Rep. HARHAI	Revised Code Enforcement Grant Bill
House Bill 2288	Rep. KLUNK	Lethality Assessment Legislation
House Bill 2421	Rep. D. COSTA
Senate Bill 31	Sen. WILLIAMS	Property Tax Deferral
Senate Bill 133	Sen. GORDNER	Limitations to Prove Past EIT Payments
Senate Bill 291	Sen. EICHELBERGER	Local Agencies and Abortion services
Senate Bill 318	Sen. BREWSTER	Part-Time Police Fund
Senate Bill 330	Sen. WARD	Code Violations for Dilapitated Properties
Senate Bill 333	Sen. EICHELBERGER	Pre-emption and Local Employer Leave Laws
Senate Bill 340	Sen. EICHELBERGER	Bipartisan Municipal Debt Reform Bill#1 -Local Government Debt Act
Senate Bill 341	Sen. BLAKE	Bipartisan Municipal Debt Bill #2: Ethics Commission & Municipal Authorities
Senate Bill 342	Sen. FOLMER	Restricting Swaps
Senate Bill 447	Sen. FONTANA	Regulating Transportation Network Services in Pennsylvania
Senate Bill 475	Sen. RAFFERTY	Municipal Bulk Electric Purchasing
Senate Bill 534	Sen. EICHELBERGER	Termination of Sewer Service to commercial properties
Senate Bill 625	Sen. WOZNIAK	Landlord/Tenant Right
Senate Bill 626	Sen. WOZNIAK	School Property Tax Elimination
Senate Bill 751	Sen. GREENLEAF	Prohibition of sale of electronic cigarettes to minors
Senate Bill 755	Sen. EICHELBERGER	Municipal Public Safety Pension Reform
Senate Bill 763	Sen. McGARRIGLE	Transportation Network Companies
Senate Bill 785	Sen. EICHELBERGER
Senate Bill 877	Sen. ARGALL	Ban spot appeals of assessments
Senate Bill 899	Sen. HUTCHINSON
Senate Bill 905	Sen. DINNIMAN	Local taxation of natural gas, hazardous-liquid pipelines
Senate Bill 945	Sen. FONTANA	Taxing Non-Profit Land
Senate Bill 984	Sen. BARTOLOTTA	Statewide Regulation of Transportation Network Companies
Senate Bill 997	Sen. ALLOWAY	Municipal Sanctuary and Federal Enforcement (SAFE) Act
Senate Bill 1058	Sen. WOZNIAK	Motorcycle Profiling Education and Awareness
Senate Bill 1223	Sen. STEFANO	Legislation giving Auditor General the authority to audit county and muncipal authorities
Senate Bill 1300	Sen. HUTCHINSON
Senate Bill 1330	Sen. ALLOWAY	Pennsylvania Preemption Statute Regarding Firearms and Ammunition
Senate Bill 1351	Sen. VULAKOVICH	Amendment to the Pittsburgh Parking Authority’s Enabling Act to Support Private Development