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PRINTER'S NO. 4281
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2818
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY JONES, MURT, ROTHMAN, GLEIM, ECKER, DAVANZO, ROAE,
KNOWLES, JAMES, STAATS, SNYDER, SCHMITT, BERNSTINE, OWLETT,
REESE, MILLARD, DUNBAR, KAUFFMAN, HEFFLEY, KEEFER, DOWLING,
READSHAW, SAYLOR, KORTZ AND ZIMMERMAN, AUGUST 25, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, AUGUST 25, 2020
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 judicial administration; 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," providing for establishment indoor space
operation.
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 an
article to read:
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ARTICLE I-A
ESTABLISHMENT INDOOR SPACE OPERATION
Section 101-A. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this article
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Designated county." A county designated by executive order
in the green phase of reopening.
"Establishment." An eating or drinking place within a
designated county.
Section 102-A. Operation.
An establishment may operate at a capacity subject only to
the limitations of this section.
Section 103-A. Requirements.
(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply to an
establishment operating under section 102-A.
(b) Guidelines.--The following shall apply:
(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), an
establishment shall follow guidelines issued by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention and the Commonwealth
regarding business and building operations.
(2) An establishment may, consistent with guidelines
issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
the Commonwealth regarding business and building operations,
use suitable barriers in addition to social distancing
requirements.
(c) Applicable practices.--An establishment shall, to the
extent possible, follow applicable practices of the:
(1) National Restaurant Association's Guide for the
Restaurant Industry, titled "COVID-19 Reopening Guidance,"
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published April 22, 2020 ; and
(2) United States Food and Drug Administration's Best
Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants, and Food Pick-
Up/Delivery Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
(d) Limitation.--An establishment may not use more than 50%
of the establishment's seating capacity during operation.
Section 104-A. Expiration.
This article shall expire upon termination or expiration of
the declaration of disaster emergency issued by the Governor on
March 6, 2020, published at 50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020).
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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