HB 209 — An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, in ordinances, further providing for ordinances.

PRINTER'S NO.   157

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 209
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY BOROWSKI, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS, HADDOCK AND
        CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, JANUARY 17, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 17, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled "An
 2      act concerning townships of the second class; and amending,
 3      revising, consolidating and changing the law relating
 4      thereto," in ordinances, further providing for ordinances.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Section 1601(a.1) of the act of May 1, 1933
 8   (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, is
 9   amended to read:
10      Section 1601.    Ordinances.--* * *
11      (a.1)   If the full text is not included, a copy shall be
12   supplied to the publishing newspaper when the notice is
13   published, and an attested copy shall be filed within thirty
14   days after enactment in the county law library or other county
15   office designated by the county commissioners, who may impose a
16   fee no greater than that necessary to cover the actual costs of
17   storing the ordinances. Filing with the county may be completed
18   by the submission of an electronic copy of the ordinance through
19   a method available, in the sole discretion of the county, to
 1   permit receipt by the office storing municipal ordinances. Upon
 2   request by the township, the county shall notify the township of
 3   the method by which electronic copies may be submitted. The
 4   county may store the ordinance electronically, provided that the
 5   public is able to access the electronically stored township
 6   ordinances during regular business hours at the office or at a
 7   remote location. The township shall retain a printed copy of the
 8   e-mail and ordinance as transmitted. The date of such filing
 9   shall not affect the effective date of the ordinance, the
10   validity of the process of the enactment or adoption of the
11   ordinance; nor shall a failure to record within the time
12   provided be deemed a defect in the process of the enactment or
13   adoption of such ordinance. If substantial amendments are made
14   in the proposed ordinance, before voting upon enactment, the
15   board of supervisors shall at least ten days before enactment
16   readvertise in one newspaper of general circulation in the
17   township a brief summary setting forth all the provisions in
18   reasonable detail, together with a summary of the amendments.
19   Ordinances shall be recorded in the ordinance book of the
20   township and are effective [five days] immediately after
21   adoption unless a [date later than five days after adoption]
22   later date is stated in the ordinance.
23      * * *
24      Section 2.   This act shall take effect immediately.




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