THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY REICHLEY, BEYER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, EVERETT, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, MELIO, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, MUSTIO, OBERLANDER, O'NEILL, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, ROAE, ROHRER, SAYLOR, STERN, TURZAI AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 11, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 11, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for venue in

personal injury actions.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 5101.2.  Venue in personal injury actions.

Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, a tort

action for damages which alleges a personal injury may be filed

only in the county in which the cause of action arose and

judgment upon that action may be entered only within the same

county.

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