Bill Text: PA HB1595 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: In ethics standards and financial disclosure, further providing for statement of financial interests to be filed.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 28-12)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-09-11 - Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS [HB1595 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1595-Amended.html

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PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1987 PRINTER'S NO. 2207
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1595 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY JOSEPHS, BENNINGHOFF, BRENNAN, BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, CRUZ, DeLUCA, DENLINGER, DePASQUALE, DERMODY, DiGIROLAMO, FABRIZIO, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GABIG, HELM, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, JOHNSON, KOTIK, MANDERINO, MELIO, MURT, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, OLIVER, PARKER, PAYTON, QUINN, ROSS, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, WALKO, WANSACZ, WATERS AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 3, 2009
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 17, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in ethics standards and financial
disclosure, further providing for statement of financial
interests required to be filed.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1104(b) of Title 65 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 1104. Statement of financial interests required to be filed.
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(b) Candidate.--
(1) Any candidate for a State-level public office shall
file a statement of financial interests for the preceding
calendar year with the commission on or before the last day
for filing a [petition] nomination certificate, petition,
papers or substituted nomination certificate to appear on the
ballot for election. A copy of the statement of financial
interests shall also be appended to such [petition]
nomination certificate, petition, papers or substituted
nomination certificate.
(2) Any candidate for county-level or local office shall
file a statement of financial interests for the preceding
calendar year with the governing authority of the political
subdivision in which he is a candidate on or before the last
day for filing a [petition] nomination certificate, petition,
papers or substituted nomination certificate to appear on the
ballot for election. A copy of the statement of financial
interests shall also be appended to such [petition]
nomination certificate, petition, papers or substituted
nomination certificate.
(3) No [petition] nomination certificate, petition,
papers or substituted nomination certificate to appear on the
ballot for election shall be accepted by the respective State
or local election officials unless the petition has appended
thereto a statement of financial interests as set forth in
paragraphs (1) and (2). Failure to file the statement in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall, in
addition to any other penalties provided, be a fatal defect
to a petition to appear on the ballot. However, if an
objection petition is filed under section 632, 977, 982, 996 <--
or 999 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
as the Pennsylvania Election Code, to any nomination
certificate, petition, papers or substituted nomination
certificate based on nonfraudulent errors or omissions in the
content of a statement of financial interests appended to a
nomination certificate, petition, papers or substituted
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nomination certificate as required under this section, the
court may permit amendment of the statement of financial
interests to correct such nonfraudulent errors or omissions
in the content of the statement of financial interests so
long as the statement of financial interests was filed with
the commission or the governing authority of the political
subdivision, as required under law.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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