Bill Text: PA HB1572 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for markers on graves, memorial certificates and headstones.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-11)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-05-23 - Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS [HB1572 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1572-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1934
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1572 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY GIBBONS, K. BOYLE, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, DALEY, DAVIS, DEASY, DeLUCA, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FARRY, FLECK, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HARHAI, HESS, HORNAMAN, KILLION, KORTZ, MAHONEY, MANN, MARSHALL, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MOUL, PASHINSKI, REICHLEY, SAINATO AND STABACK, MAY 23, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, MAY 23, 2011
AN ACT
Amending the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), entitled,
as amended, "An act relating to counties of the second class
and second class A; amending, revising, consolidating and
changing the laws relating thereto," further providing for
markers on graves, memorial certificates and headstones.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2113(j) of the act of July 28, 1953
(P.L.723, No.230), known as the Second Class County Code,
amended May 3, 1965 (P.L.27, No.25), is amended to read:
Section 2113. Markers on Graves; Memorial Certificates;
Headstones.--* * *
(j) The expense in each case shall be borne by the county in
which the deceased service person had his or her legal residence
at the time of his or her death, whether or not he or she died
in the county and whether or not he or she was buried in the
county. The expense shall not exceed the sum of [one hundred
dollars ($100)] two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) for each
headstone or concrete base or lettering or bronze memorial
tablet, and the county commissioners of the county, acting under
this section, shall cause to be drawn a warrant on the treasury
of the county for the payment of said expense in favor of the
party or parties furnishing such headstone or concrete base or
lettering or bronze memorial tablet.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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