PENNSYLVANIA, March 24 - PRINTER'S NO. 68

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

86

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, BAKER, BROWNE, PHILLIPS-HILL, MENSCH,

SCAVELLO, ARGALL AND PITTMAN, JANUARY 22, 2021

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 22, 2021

AN ACT

Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions relating to home

rule and optional plan government, further providing for

limitation on municipal powers.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 2962(a) of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 2962. Limitation on municipal powers.

(a) Powers granted by statute.--With respect to the

following subjects, the home rule charter shall not give any

power or authority to the municipality contrary to or in

limitation or enlargement of powers granted by statutes which

are applicable to a class or classes of municipalities:

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(11) The procedure for the filling of vacancies in the

office of district attorney.

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Section 2. The addition of 53 Pa.C.S. § 2962(a)(11) is

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