PENNSYLVANIA, April 13 - PRINTER'S NO. 580

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

553

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY DUSH, PHILLIPS-HILL, MASTRIANO AND PITTMAN,

APRIL 13, 2021

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 13, 2021

AN ACT

Amending Title 1 (General Provisions) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in rules of construction, further

providing for legislative intent controls.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1921 of Title 1 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 1921. Legislative intent controls.

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(d) Deference.--

(1) If words of a statute are not explicit, the

following shall apply:

(i) T he ambiguity of the statute may not be

interpreted as an implicit delegation to a Commonwealth

department, agency, board or commission of legislative

rulemaking authority.

(ii) The ambiguity of the statute may not be used as

justification for any of the following:

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