URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING COMMITTEE 9/20/02

The Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee met on Nov. 20, 2002 and reported out the following bills:

As Submitted (Unanimous)

House Bill 2892 (Kenney) -- This legislation amends the First Class City Business Tax Reform Act by changing the basis of the period for calculating the business tax and providing estimated payments of the business tax. 

URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING COMMITTEE 6/10/01

The Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee met on June 10, 2002 and reported out the following bills:

SB 1372 (Fumo) -- This legislation amends Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for wage tax reduction.

SB 451 (Waugh) -- This amendment strikes all of the substantive language of Senate Bill 451, Printer’s Number 474, inserting language which accomplishes the following: it addresses the timeframe between the date of the judgement for possession and actual lockout, clarifies the time period after the writ of possession is served and the actual lockout of the tenant, and adds a new subsection which protects the tenant and requires the landlord to file an affidavit after the appeal period has run, certifying that the tenant has not paid the judgement amount plus costs, and has not filed an appeal.

No Votes- A.Williams, Kitchen, and Stack.

Passes as Submitted-

SB 1423 (Erickson) -- This legislation amends the Sterling Act, providing for crediting of certain taxes paid by nonresidents.

No Votes- Fumo, Kitchen, Stack, and A. Williams.

URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING COMMITTEE 6/4/01

The Senate Urban Affairs and Housing Committee met on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 and reported out the following bills:

House Bill 1952 (Habay) -- This legislation is part of the House "Urban Blight" package, and authorizes the Commonwealth and municipalities to take action to eradicate urban blight; and providing for liens and tax claim hardships. Amendments A2558, A 2559, and A2640 make substantial changes to the bill.

Amendment 4297 (Dent) -- Strikes all of the substantive language from the current printer’s number of Senate Bill 451, and inserts changes which do not change the substantive law relating to evictions, but merely streamlines the timing process for a writ of possession, and adds a new subsection which protects the tenant from an improper eviction.

URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING COMMITTEE 3/26/01

The Senate Urban Affairs Committee met on Tuesday, March 26, 2002 and reported out the following bills:

As Amended (unanimously)

House Bill 1939 (Kenney) -- This legislation amends the First Class City Government Law (Act 274 of 1919), to authorize the denials of future municipal permits, licenses or approvals in Philadelphia, to applicants who own property.

This bill further provides that all municipal variances, approvals, permits or licenses may be withheld until such time as the applicant obtains a letter from the appropriate State agency municipality, and/or school district, indicating the property is not delinquent in tax or sewer charges, is now in code compliance, and has had substantial steps taken to bring the property code into compliance.

Amendment A 1057 -- This amendment makes technical changes to the legislation.

House Bill 1945 (Petrone) -- This legislation and its accompanying amendment (A 1058) echo the sentiment in House bill 939.