Bill Text: PA SB920 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for funding for victims of domestic violence from marriage and divorce fees; and making a related repeal.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-07-06 - Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS [SB920 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB920-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1111
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 920 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY WASHINGTON, ALLOWAY, ERICKSON, FONTANA, HUGHES, KITCHEN, McILHINNEY, MELLOW, MUSTO, O'PAKE, RAFFERTY, LEACH, STACK, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE, YAW, FARNESE, D. WHITE AND BROWNE, JUNE 5, 2009
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JUNE 5, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Titles 23 (Domestic Relations) and 42 (Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, providing for funding for victims of domestic
violence from marriage and divorce fees; and making a related
repeal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1105(a) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 1105. Fees.
(a) General rule.--The fee to be charged for issuing a
marriage license or declaration and for returns thereof to the
department shall be [$3] $38 of which $2.50 shall be retained by
the county wherein the license is issued and [50¢] $35.50 shall
be remitted to the Commonwealth. The money remitted to the
Commonwealth shall be transferred, by the tenth day of the month
after which it is collected, to the State Treasurer, and it
shall be placed in the General Fund. Of the money remitted to
the Commonwealth, $35 shall be forwarded to the Department of
Public Welfare for use for victims of domestic violence in
accordance with the provisions of section 2333 of the act of
April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative
Code of 1929. The Commonwealth shall certify that the money will
not be used to supplant Federal and State funds otherwise
available for domestic violence services.
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Section 2. Title 42 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 3576. Divorce fees.
(a) Fee.--A fee of $25 shall be charged for the commencement
of an action for divorce or an action for annulment of marriage.
(b) Use.--The money collected under subsection (a) shall be
transferred to the State Treasurer, and it shall be placed in
the General Fund. The money shall be forwarded to the Department
of Public Welfare for use for victims of domestic violence in
accordance with the provisions of section 2333 of the act of
April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative
Code of 1929. The Commonwealth shall certify that the money will
not be used to supplant Federal and State funds otherwise
available for domestic violence services.
Section 3. Repeals are as follows:
(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate the amendment of 23
Pa.C.S. § 1105(a).
(2) Section 19 of the act of August 22, 1953 (P.L.1344,
No.383), entitled "An act relating to marriage; and amending,
revising, consolidating and changing the law relating
thereto," is repealed.
Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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