PRINTER'S NO. 1989
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1302
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, GORDNER, MENSCH, AUMENT, KILLION, ARNOLD,
YAW, ARGALL, PITTMAN, DiSANTO, REGAN, MARTIN, J. WARD,
MASTRIANO, HUTCHINSON, LANGERHOLC, TOMLINSON AND SCAVELLO,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2020
REFERRED TO LAW AND JUSTICE, SEPTEMBER 18, 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 COVID-19 mitigation.
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
COVID-19 MITIGATION
Section 101-A. Occupancy requirements.
(a) General rule.-- Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, during the COVID-19 disaster emergency, a business in the
retail food service industry shall do either of the following,
whichever enables the business to have greater capacity:
(1) limit the occupancy of the business for indoor
dining to 50% capacity; or
(2) require social distancing consistent with guidelines
issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
the Commonwealth or maintain physical barriers.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"COVID-19 disaster emergency." The proclamation of disaster
emergency issued by the Governor on March 6, 2020, published at
50 Pa.B. 1644 (March 21, 2020), and any renewal of the state of
disaster emergency.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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