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Local
Government Committee 09/18/08
The
Senate Local Government Committee met on Wednesday, September 18,
2008, and took action as follows:
Reported
Out as Committed
HB 588 (Haluska)
The bill
amends Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) by further
providing for purposes and powers of municipal authorities concerning
water and sewer lines.
HB 1634 (Ross) The bill enacts the Uniform Municipal Deed
Registration Act which would provide for a more timely process for
recording deeds in counties and registering deeds in municipalities.
Reported Out as Amended
SB 461 (M.J. White)
The bill
amends the First Class Township Code by creating an exemption for the
dwellings of members of certain religious sects from sewer and drainage
systems connection requirements.
SB 462 (M.J. White)
The bill
amends the
Borough
Code by creating an exemption for the dwellings of members of certain
religious sects from sewer and drainage systems connection requirements.
SB 463 (M.J. White)
The bill amends the
2nd
Class Township Code by creating an exemption for the dwellings of
members of certain religious sects from sewer and drainage systems
connection requirements.
HB 708 (Yudichak)
The bill
amends the Fiscal Code by allowing the Department of Community and
Economic Development to give priority to applications that promote
municipal cooperation under the Local Government Capital Project Loan
Program.
Local
Government Committee 06/25/08
The Senate Local Government Committee met on Wednesday, June 25,
2008, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed (Unanimously)
SB 1496 (Regola)
The bill amends Title 53 (Municipalities) by allowing municipal
authorities participation in intergovernmental
cooperation agreements
with municipalities.
Reported Out as Amended (Unanimously)
SB 884 (Greenleaf) The bill places restrictions on municipal
regulation of amateur radio Service communications.
HB 1280 (Freeman) The bill amends the Municipalities Planning
Code by refining the Traditional Neighborhood Development
provisions.
Local
Government Committee 05/14/08
The Senate Local Government Committee met on Wednesday, May 14,
2008, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as
Committed
SB 1363 (Robbins) The bill amends the Making Paid Fireman Civil
Service Employees Law (Act No. 427 of 1945) which provides
for the creation of a civil service commission to oversee the hiring, promotion,
demotion, suspension and removal of paid
firefighters in boroughs,
incorporated towns and townships of the first class. The bill amends
the Act to make it consistent with
Federal and State anti-discrimination
statutes related to disabilities and former illegal drug use.
SB 1364 (Robbins) The bill amends the Making Local Police
Officers Civil Service Employees Law (Act No. 427 of 1945) which
provides for the creation of a civil service commission to oversee the
hiring, promotion, demotion, suspension and removal of
paid firefighters in boroughs, incorporated towns and townships of the first class. The
bill amends the Act to make it consistent
with Federal and State anti-discrimination statutes related to disabilities and former illegal
drug use.
SB 1365 (Robbins) The bill amends The Borough Code (Act No. 581
or 1965) which provides for the creation of a civil service
commission
to oversee the hiring, promotion, demotion, suspension and removal of
police officers and paid firefighters in
boroughs. The bill amends the Code to make it consistent with Federal and State anti-discrimination
statutes related to
disabilities and former illegal drug use.
SB 1367 (Robbins) The bill amends The Third Class City Code (Act
No. 317 of 1931) which provides for the creation of a
civil service commission to oversee the hiring, promotion, demotion, suspension and
removal of police officers and paid
firefighters in third class cities.
The bill amends the Code to make it consistent with Federal and State
anti-discrimination
statutes related to disabilities and former illegal
drug use.
SB 1368 (Robbins) The bill amends the Fireman, Civil Service In
3rd Class Cities Law (Act No. 272 of 1933) which provides
for
the creation of a civil service commission to oversee the hiring,
promotion, demotion, suspension and removal of paid
firefighters in
third class cities. The bill amends the Act to make it consistent with
Federal and State anti-discrimination
statutes related to disabilities and former illegal drug use.
SB 1369 (Robbins) The bill amends Act No. 407 of 1963 which
provides for the creation of County Records Committee.
This bill will
increase the committee’s membership by one to 16 by adding the clerk of
orphans’ court.
Reported Out as Amended
SB 1366 (Robbins) The bill amends The First Class Township Code
(Act No. 331 of 1931) which provides for the creation of
a civil service
commission to oversee the hiring, promotion, demotion, suspension and
removal of police officers and paid
firefighters in first class
townships. The bill amends the Code to make it consistent with Federal
and State anti-discrimination
statutes related to disabilities and
former illegal drug use.
Local
Government Committee 04/02/08
The Senate Local Government Committee met on Wednesday, April 2,
2008, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as Committed
SB 1028 (Wozniak) The bill amends the Second Class Township Code
(Act of May 1, 1933, P.L.103, No.69) by clarifying
when a road is to be
declared public by providing for the types of evidence that may used to
demonstrate its public purpose.
The bill was reported unanimously.
SB 1332 (Regola)
The bill amends Title 53 (Municipalities) by adding a uniform oath of
office for elected and appointed
municipal officials. The bill was
reported unanimously.
SB 1335 (Robbins)
The bill amends The Second Class County Code (Act of July 28, 1953, P.L.
723, No. 230) by
increasing the contribution from second class counties
for probation officers for membership subscriptions from $10 to
$250, and providing for the expenses of the association of chief adult
probation and parole officers. The bill was reported
unanimously.
SB 1334 (Robbins)
The bill amends The County Code (Act of August 9, 1955, P.L. 323, No.
130) by increasing the annual
expenses for participation in state
associations that can be charged to counties for veterans’ affairs
director to match that
of other county offices, increases the
contribution of 7th and 8th Class Counties from
$400 to $450 for all associations, and
increases the contribution from
probation officers for membership subscriptions from $10 to $250. The
bill was reported
unanimously.
HB 239 (Miller)
The bill amends the
Second Class Township Code (Act of May 1, 1933, P.L. 103, No. 69) to
change the time
limit for payment of bills related to assessment from
the use of sewer systems, and to permit for the connection of structures
to township and authority water systems.
A
vote of 9-2 was recorded
SR 253 (Regola)
The resolution designates the week of April 14th through 18th, 2008, as
"LocalGovernment Week" in
Pennsylvania. The resolution was reported
unanimously.
Reported Out as
Amended
HB 780 (Staback)
The bill amends the
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Code (Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805,
No. 247) to
permit for alternate members to be named to planning
commissions. The bill was reported unanimously.
Local
Government Committee 12/05/07
The Senate Local Government Committee met on Wednesday, December 5,
2007, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as
Committed (Unanimously)
SB 1141 ( Gordner) The bill amends the 2ND Class
Township Code by providing for the transfer of property from a township
to
a council of government.
Reported Out as Amended
(Unanimously)
SB 987 (Baker) The bill amends the 3rd Class City
Code by stipulating that 3rd Class cities are responsible for
the provisions
of fire and emergency medical services.
Local
Government Committee 10/17/07
The Senate Local
Government Committee met on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 and took action
as follows:
Reported Out as Committed
SB 1002 (Brubaker) The bill amends the Borough Code to allow
boroughs to work with non-profit organizations or other
municipalities
to operate and maintain public parks and recreations areas
SB 1003 (Brubaker) The bill amends the Second Class Township Code to allow second class
townships to work with
non-profit organizations or other municipalities
to operate and maintain public parks and recreations areas.
SB 1004 (Brubaker) The bill amends the First Class Township Code to allow first class
townships to work with non-profit
organizations or other municipalities
to operate and maintain public parks and recreations areas.
SB 1126 (Rafferty) The bill amends the Second Class County Code by increasing the threshold
at which second class
counties must use competitive bidding and public
advertising and providing for annual increases.
Reported Out as Amended
SB 1051 (Earll)
The bill amends Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) Chapter 56
(Municipal Authorities) to require an
airport authority to adopt
resolutions providing for circumstances under which citizens can gain
access to records under
the Right-to-Know Act and a code of ethics
consistent with the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act. It also
requires
that an authority incorporated by a third class city within a
third class county to form a board of 11 members.
Local
Government Committee 09/26/07
The Senate Local Government Committee met on Wednesday, September 26,
2007and took action as follows:
Reported Out as
Committed
SB 1071 (Eichelberger)
The bill amends the
County Code (Act 130 of 1955) by increasing the threshold for when a
competitive bid and public advertising are required for purchases and
contracts from $10,000 to $25,000 and provide for
annual increases based
on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
SB 1072
(Robbins) The
bill amends the Third Class Cities Code by increasing the threshold for
when a competitive bid
and public advertising are required for purchases
and contracts from $10,000 to $25,000 and provide for annual increases
based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
SB 1073 (Regola)
The bill amends the First Class Township Code by increasing the threshold
for when a competitive bid
and public advertising are required for
purchases and contracts from $10,000 to $25,000 and provide for annual
increases
based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
SB 1074 (Baker) The bill amends the Second Class Code by increasing the threshold for
when a competitive bid and
public advertising are required for purchases
and contracts from $10,000 to $25,000 and provide for annual increases
based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
SB 1075 (Corman) The bill amends the Borough Code by increasing the threshold for when a
competitive bid and
public advertising are required for purchases and
contracts from $10,000 to $25,000 and provide for annual increases
based
on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
SB 1076 (Gordner)
The bill amends the Incorporated Towns Contracts Act by increasing the
threshold for when a
competitive bid and public advertising are required
for purchases and contracts from $10,000 to $25,000 and provide
for
annual increases based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
SB 1077 (Ferlo)
The bill amends the Title 53 and Title 74 by increasing the threshold for
when a competitive bid and
public advertising are required for purchases
and contracts from $10,000 to $25,000 and provide for annual increases
based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
SB 1080 (Brubaker)
The bill amends the Political Subdivision Joint Purchases Law by
increasing the threshold for
when a competitive bid and public
advertising are required for purchases and contracts from $10,000 to
$25,000 and
provide for annual increases based on the Consumer Price
Index (CPI).
SB 1082 (Ferlo)
The bill amends the Public Auditorium Law by increasing the threshold for
when a competitive bid
and public advertising are required for purchases
and contracts from $10,000 to $25,000 and provide for annual
increases
based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Reported Out as Amended
HB 131 (Yewcic)
The bill amends Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes to
prohibit local police from charging a fee or
seeking reimbursement for services related to a motor vehicle accident.
Local
Government Committee 06/26/07
The Senate Local Government Committee met on Tuesday, June 26, 2007and
took action as follows:
Reported Out as
Committed
HB 131 (Yewcic) The bill amends Title 53 (Municipalities) by
prohibiting municipalities from charging fees for police
services
related to motor vehicle accidents.
HB 635 (Surra) The bill amends the County Code by extending the
date county auditors must submit their annual
report to the Department
of Community and Economic Development.
HB 917 (Phillips) The bill amends the Borough Code by allowing
for the transfer of property from a borough to a
council of government
(COG) without following bidding requirements.
Local
Government Committee 04/18/07
The Senate Local Government Committee met on Wednesday, April 18,
2007, and took action as follows:
Reported Out as
Committed (Unanimously)
SB 635 (Gordner) The bill amends the Borough Code, Act 581 of
1966, by removing assessor as an elected office.
SB 635 (Gordner) The bill amends the 4th through 8th
Class County Assessment Law, Act 254 of 1943, by
eliminating all
references to assessors from boroughs, towns and township of the first
class.
Reported Out as Amended
(Unanimously)
SB 709 (Folmer) The bill amends the First Class Township Code,
Act 331 of 1931, by removing assessor as
an elected office.
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