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Statute References

2017-2018 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: 45

# of Senate Bills: 33

Bill	Sponsor	Memo
House Bill 28	Rep. WHITE	Sanctuary City Legislation
House Bill 104	Rep. GODSHALL	Municipal Authorities Legislation
House Bill 137	Rep. MOUL	Life Lease Inclusion, Prior HB 1935
House Bill 175	Rep. KLUNK	Domestic Violence Lethality Assessment
House Bill 310	Rep. D. COSTA	Child Abuse Training for Police Officers and the Minor Judiciary (Former HB112)
House Bill 360	Rep. JOZWIAK	Municipal Police Officers Education & Training Commission Appointments (Previously HB 1781)
House Bill 403	Rep. GROVE	Repealing The Local Cigarette Tax
House Bill 426	Rep. PASHINSKI	Prohibit the sale of alternative nicotine products to minors
House Bill 471	Rep. DeLUCA	Blighted Property (HB 434 of 2015)
House Bill 477	Rep. HARPER	Public Meetings Prior to the Sale or Lease of a Municipal Asset
House Bill 479	Rep. SCHEMEL	Intergovernmental Cooperation
House Bill 506	Rep. BULLOCK	Co-Sponsorship: Regulating Propane Tanks on Mobile Food Vehicles
House Bill 606	Rep. D. COSTA	Authorizing the Pittsburgh Parking Authority to Support Private Development
House Bill 641	Rep. GROVE	Local Government Tax Freeze
House Bill 791	Rep. DAVIS	Transparency Prior to the Transfer of Municipal-Owned Infrastructure
House Bill 795	Rep. DAVIS	Municipal Standards for Recovery Residences
House Bill 861	Rep. GROVE	Preemption of Local Labor Mandates
House Bill 874	Rep. KINSEY	Sunset the applicable provisions of Title 53, which make the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) an instrumentality of the Commonwealth and which govern the operation of taxis and limo's in a city of the first class: Philadelphia.
House Bill 917	Rep. EVERETT	Motorcycle Profiling Education and Awareness (prior HB 1580)
House Bill 1034	Rep. MAKO	Title 53 Amendment
House Bill 1071	Rep. FARRY	Prohibiting a Political Subdivision from Imposing a Ban, Fee, Surcharge or Tax on Recyclable Plastic Bags at the Point of Sale
House Bill 1122	Rep. O'BRIEN	Municipal Property Maintenance Code Assistance Bill
House Bill 1131	Rep. RYAN	LEGISLATION - “SWAPS” AND DERIVATIVES RESTRICTIONS
House Bill 1188	Rep. TOPPER	Co-sponsorship: Prohibiting Authorities From Offering Bonuses to Municipal Employees
House Bill 1213	Rep. KAMPF	Legislation regarding School District Spot Appeals
House Bill 1269	Rep. QUIGLEY	Amending the Municipal Authorities Act to Provide an Extension for Construct of Infrastructure
House Bill 1307	Rep. HARKINS	Legislation to Reform the Local Government Unit Debt Act
House Bill 1346	Rep. PYLE	Unlawful Use of Unmanned Aircraft
House Bill 1362	Rep. KAMPF
House Bill 1363	Rep. JAMES
House Bill 1396	Rep. DEASY	Real Estate Tax Deferral for Elderly Homeowners
House Bill 1676	Rep. PETRI	Creates Cultural Improvement Districts
House Bill 1713	Rep. KINSEY	Auditor General to Audit County and Municipal Authorities
House Bill 1977	Rep. MICCARELLI	Philadelphia Limousine Operator Annual Assessment
House Bill 1990	Rep. HARPER
House Bill 1991	Rep. HARPER
House Bill 2036	Rep. STURLA	Plan for PA--Real Estate Taxes on Natural Gas Developers
House Bill 2241	Rep. MUSTIO	Soda Tax Preemption Legislation
House Bill 2473	Rep. GODSHALL	Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) Limousine Assessments
House Bill 2474	Rep. STEPHENS
House Bill 2490	Rep. ELLIS	Eliminating Dual Regulation of Limousine Operators
House Bill 2495	Rep. TAYLOR
House Bill 2533	Rep. DAVIS	Establishing the Municipal Water and Wastewater Authority Oversight Commission
House Bill 2637	Rep. FARRY	Waste-To-Energy Facility Surplus Electricity Sales
House Bill 2751	Rep. MULLERY	Neglected Burial Grounds
Senate Bill 5	Sen. LANGERHOLC	Pennsylvania Preemption Statute Regarding Firearms and Ammunition
Senate Bill 23	Sen. EICHELBERGER	Local Use of Public Funds for Abortion Services
Senate Bill 43	Sen. WILLIAMS	Property Tax Deferral for Senior Citizens
Senate Bill 114	Sen. EICHELBERGER	Termination of Sewer Service to commercial properties
Senate Bill 128	Sen. EICHELBERGER	Pre-emption of Local Employer Leave Mandates
Senate Bill 252	Sen. VULAKOVICH	Amendment to the Pittsburgh Parking Authority’s Enabling Act to Support Private Development
Senate Bill 278	Sen. GORDNER	Limitations to Prove Past EIT Payments
Senate Bill 375	Sen. COSTA	Transportation Network Company Protections and Parity -- Act 164 of 2016 Amendments
Senate Bill 403	Sen. BREWSTER	Municipal Police Officers Education & Training Commission Appointments
Senate Bill 433	Sen. RAFFERTY	Municipal Bulk Electric Purchasing
Senate Bill 457	Sen. BREWSTER	Part-Time Police Fund
Senate Bill 490	Sen. EICHELBERGER	Bipartisan Municipal Debt Reform Package (Local Government Unit Debt Act)
Senate Bill 491	Sen. BLAKE	Bipartisan Municipal Debt Reform Package (Local Government Unit Debt Act)
Senate Bill 492	Sen. FOLMER	Bipartisan Municipal Debt Reform Package (Local Government Unit Debt Act)
Senate Bill 574	Sen. DINNIMAN	Local taxation of natural gas, hazardous-liquid pipelines
Senate Bill 586	Sen. ARGALL	Ban spot appeals of assessments
Senate Bill 597	Sen. STEFANO	Legislation giving Auditor General the authority to audit county and municipal authorities
Senate Bill 656	Sen. FONTANA	Private Water Lines
Senate Bill 690	Sen. EICHELBERGER
Senate Bill 691	Sen. HUTCHINSON
Senate Bill 717	Sen. FONTANA	Taxing Non-Profits on Land Value
Senate Bill 839	Sen. RESCHENTHALER	Religious Structures Preservation Act
Senate Bill 962	Sen. DINNIMAN	Subject: Strengthening Blighted property code violations when owner has received state funds
Senate Bill 965	Sen. FARNESE	Unpaid Parking Ticket Collections in Philadelphia
Senate Bill 979	Sen. REGAN	Pension Credit for Prior Law Enforcement Service
Senate Bill 1004	Sen. KILLION	Philadelphia Limousine Operator Annual Assessment
Senate Bill 1006	Sen. EICHELBERGER
Senate Bill 1007	Sen. EICHELBERGER
Senate Bill 1176	Sen. YAW	Proposed Changes to the Home Rule Law
Senate Bill 1210	Sen. WILLIAMS	Actual Value Initiative Moratorium in Philadelphia
Senate Bill 1229	Sen. BROOKS
Senate Bill 1230	Sen. KILLION	Waste-To-Energy Facility Surplus Electricity Sales
Senate Bill 1262	Sen. FONTANA	Allegheny County Civilian Police Review Board