PRINTER'S NO. 1700

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 1443 Session of 1997

        INTRODUCED BY TIGUE, LUCYK, OLASZ, SAYLOR, BELARDI, NAILOR,
           YOUNGBLOOD, SCHULER, LEDERER, TRAVAGLIO, CAWLEY, PLATTS,
           ROONEY, TRELLO, CAPPABIANCA, DALEY, READSHAW, MUNDY, GRUITZA,
           WALKO, GEIST, FICHTER, KELLER, TRICH, WAUGH, ROBERTS, WOGAN,
           BOSCOLA, STABACK, SERAFINI, ROSS, BEBKO-JONES, HENNESSEY,
           BARRAR, E. Z. TAYLOR, CLYMER, SHANER, FEESE, LAUGHLIN,
           TANGRETTI, VAN HORNE, LYNCH, DeLUCA, SCRIMENTI, FAIRCHILD,
           MICHLOVIC, SURRA, EGOLF, COWELL, SATHER, STERN, PIPPY,
           ADOLPH, CIVERA, BUNT, PETRARCA, RAYMOND, PESCI, MELIO, RAMOS
           AND STEELMAN, MAY 5, 1997

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
           PREPAREDNESS, MAY 5, 1997

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 51 (Military Affairs) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, further providing for termination of
     3     leases.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 7315(b) of Title 51 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 7315.  Termination of leases and similar obligations by
     9             military personnel.
    10     * * *
    11     (b)  Leases which may be terminated.--A member of the
    12  Pennsylvania National Guard or other reserve component of the
    13  armed forces of the United States, as described in subsection
    14  (a), or member of any branch of active military service who is

     1  being transferred because of an emergency or his agent or
     2  attorney-in-fact may terminate or cancel without cost, payment
     3  or penalty any lease for premises occupied or used by the member
     4  for dwelling, professional, business or agricultural purposes
     5  and any lease for an automobile, other motor vehicle, boat,
     6  aircraft, furniture, appliances, fixtures or other tangible
     7  personal property used by the member for personal, business,
     8  agricultural or other private use, provided the lease was
     9  executed by or on behalf of the member prior to the commencement
    10  of the period of active duty or State active duty or prior to
    11  the emergency which results in the transfer and provided the
    12  lease was not intended as security under the definition of
    13  "security interest" in 13 Pa.C.S. § 1201 (relating to general
    14  definitions).
    15     * * *
    16     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.










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