A00543
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
747
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, KNOWLES, ECKER, METCALFE, RYAN, MILLARD,
JAMES, KAUFFMAN, ROTHMAN, KEEFER, ROWE, JOZWIAK,
R. MACKENZIE, ZIMMERMAN, TOOHIL, COX, MOUL, SANKEY, WHEELAND,
M. MACKENZIE, EMRICK, GLEIM AND GILLEN, MARCH 3, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, MARCH 3, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in Commonwealth services, providing
for retail store closure operations during declaration of
disaster emergency and for contactless and curbside business
operations during declaration of disaster emergency.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 35 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 7309. Retail store closure operations during declaration of
disaster emergency.
(a) Closure prohibited.-- Notwithstanding the provisions of
this chapter or any other provision of law to the contrary, the
Governor may not close a retail store during a declaration of
disaster emergency under section 7301 (relating to general
authority of Governor) if the retail store is able to provide
any of the following services :
(1) restricts Restricting access during a declaration of
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