THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, BARRAR, BEYER, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL, GEIST, W. KELLER, KILLION, MELIO, MICOZZIE, MYERS, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY, STABACK AND WHITE, FEBRUARY 27, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, FEBRUARY 27, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled,

as amended, "An act relating to the finances of the State

government; providing for the settlement, assessment,

collection, and lien of taxes, bonus, and all other accounts

due the Commonwealth, the collection and recovery of fees and

other money or property due or belonging to the Commonwealth,

or any agency thereof, including escheated property and the

proceeds of its sale, the custody and disbursement or other

disposition of funds and securities belonging to or in the

possession of the Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims

against the Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and

appeals to the courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to

the Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth

and all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting

moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,

and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,

authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes

to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of

section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of

Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of

certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every

department, board, commission, and officer of the State

government, every political subdivision of the State, and

certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,

association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or

collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws

imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or

other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,

every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the

Commonwealth," further providing for report of property

subject to custody and control of the Commonwealth under

certain circumstances.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 1301.11(b)1 of the act of April 9, 1929

(P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, amended June 29,

2002 (P.L.614, No.91), is amended to read:

Section 1301.11.  Report of Property Subject to Custody and

Control of the Commonwealth under this Article.--* * *

(b)  The report shall be verified and shall include:

1.  Except with respect to travelers checks and money orders,

the name[, if known,] and last known address[, if any,] of each

person appearing from the records of the holder to be the owner

of any property of the value of fifty dollars ($50) or more[;].

This information shall be collected from the purchaser of a gift

certificate at the time of its purchase;

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.