2022 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 13 - PRISONS AND PAROLE CODE (61 PA.C.S.) - ESTABLISHMENT
Session of 2022
No. 2022-13
HB 2143
AN ACT
Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in county correctional institutions, further providing for establishment.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1731 of Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 1731. Establishment.
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(c) Counties of the second class A subject to subchapter.--A county that advances in class to become a county of the second class A on or after October 1, 2021, shall be governed by the provisions of this subchapter.
Section 2. A county subject to the provisions of 61 Pa.C.S. Ch. 17 Subch. C shall continue to be governed by Subchapter C notwithstanding any change in classification after the effective date of this section.
Section 3. Section 2 of this act shall apply retroactively to October 1, 2021.
Section 4. This act shall take effect December 31, 2021, or immediately, whichever is later.
APPROVED--The 17th day of February, A.D. 2022.
TOM WOLF
