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Pa. House approves township code change, adopts three ceremonial resolutions and agrees to radon-data measure
Summary
The Pennsylvania House on March 25 passed a bill amending the Second Class Township Code to allow immediate ordinance effective dates, adopted three recognition resolutions and recorded agreement on a measure allowing certain DEP radon test disclosures; vote tallies were recorded for the township bill and the three resolutions.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on March 25 passed final legislation that amends the Second Class Township Code to allow such townships to set immediate effective dates for ordinances, and adopted three ceremonial resolutions recognizing National Medal of Honor Day, National Social Work Month and Problem Gambling Awareness Month. The chamber also recorded that it had "agreed" to a bill allowing the Department of Environmental Protection to release certain random radon test results to previous property owners.
The change to the Second Class Township Code was enacted with a 194-7 final passage vote. Representative Borowski of Delaware County, the bill sponsor, told the House the measure was "a very short and simple piece of…
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