Commerce

Providing for the use of paper coupons and digital coupons in retail establishments that sell grocery items; and prohibiting the exclusive use of digital coupons.

Providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.

Providing for consumer protection and for artificial intelligence and chatbots; imposing duties on the Bureau of Consumer Protection in the Office of Attorney General; and imposing penalties.

Providing for decommissioning and repurposing of warehouses.

Providing for the rendering and transportation of inedible kitchen grease; and imposing penalties.

In falsification and intimidation, further providing for the offense of tampering with public records or information.

Amending the act of May 11, 1889 (P.L.188, No.210), entitled "A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to establish a board of wardens for the Port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotage, and for other purposes,' approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and three, and for regulating the rates of pilotage and number of pilots," further providing for rates of pilotage and computation, for pilotage fees and unit charge and for charges for services.

In mortgage loan industry licensing and consumer protection, further providing for definitions, for exceptions to license requirements and for general requirements.

Requiring manufacturers of digital electronic equipment to make available to owners and independent repair providers, on fair and reasonable terms, documentation, parts and tools used to diagnose, maintain and repair digital electronic equipment; and imposing a penalty.

Designating the week of October 12 through 18, 2025, as "Credit Union Week" in Pennsylvania.

Further providing for definitions, for notification of the breach of the security of the system, for exceptions and for notice exemption; repealing provisions relating to civil relief; providing for protection of personal information, for civil relief, for information security and for applicability; and repealing provisions relating to applicability.

In just compensation and measure of damages, providing for compensation for loss of goodwill.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study that examines the effects of the racial wealth disparity on Black residents in this Commonwealth and provide policy recommendations on how to best reduce or eliminate the racial wealth disparity in this Commonwealth.

In veteran-owned small businesses, further providing for definitions, for regulations, for participation goal, for duties of Department of General Services and for bonding and progress payments, providing for request for full or partial waiver of contract-specific goal, further providing for reports and providing for disparity study; in small and disadvantaged businesses, further providing for policy and for definitions, providing for Small Diverse Business Program and for nonapplicability, further providing for regulations and for duties of department, providing for request for full or partial waiver of contract-specific goal, further providing for bonding and progress payments and for report to General Assembly and providing for aspirational target, for disparity study and for program expiration; providing for Participation Program for Construction and Design Professional Services; and making editorial changes.

Providing for overdraft protections for customers and members of banking institutions and credit unions.

Further providing for title of act and for definitions; providing for short title; and further providing for license required, for exemptions, for qualifications for a license, for fee, financial statement and security, for liability of licensees, for licensee requirements and for agents.

In sale of property, providing for delinquent real estate tax notification to designated individual; and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Providing for duty to place shopping cart corrals near parking spaces reserved for individuals with disabilities and for enforcement.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions.

Further providing for title of act and for definitions; providing for short title; and further providing for license required, for exemptions, for qualifications for a license, for fee, financial statement and security, for liability of licensees, for licensee requirements and for agents.

In veteran-owned small businesses, providing for small diverse business.

In duties and powers of boards of school directors, providing for admission fees for school-sponsored activities.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for indebtedness.

A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for an economic bill of rights.

Providing for a requirement for commercial establishments to disclose the use and collection of biometric identifier information and providing for a private cause of action.

In diverse and disadvantaged businesses, further providing for definitions and for woman-owned business, minority-owned business or veteran-owned business and establishing the HUB Zone Business Procurement Program.

Providing for restriction on use and custody of digital assets prohibited and for use of nodes authorized.

Providing for unlawful retention policy.

In veteran-owned small businesses, further providing for definitions, for regulations, for participation goal, for duties of Department of General Services and for bonding and progress payments, providing for request for full or partial waiver of contract-specific goal, further providing for reports and providing for disparity study; in small and disadvantaged businesses, further providing for policy and for definitions, providing for Small Diverse Business Program and for nonapplicability, further providing for regulations and for duties of department, providing for request for full or partial waiver of contract-specific goal, further providing for bonding and progress payments and for report to General Assembly and providing for aspirational target, for disparity study and for program expiration; providing for Participation Program for Construction and Design Professional Services; and making editorial changes.

Providing for collateral requirements for virtual currency lenders and for segregation of funds; and imposing penalties.

In games of chance, providing for payment; and abrogating a regulation.

Urging the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc., to adopt separate playoff systems for public schools and private and charter schools.

In entities generally, further providing for requirements for names generally and providing for registration of name of domestic nonfiling association; in entity transactions, further providing for nature of transactions and for approval by limited liability company; in foreign associations, further providing for foreign registration statement; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in corporate powers, duties and safeguards, further providing for certain specifically authorized debt terms; in officers, directors and shareholders, further providing for derivative action; in foreign business corporations, further providing for application of article; in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in corporate powers, duties and safeguards, further providing for certain specifically authorized debt terms; in officers, directors and members, further providing for derivative action; in general partnerships, further providing for contents of partnership agreement; in limited partnerships, further providing for contents of partnership agreement and for derivative action; and, in limited liability companies, further providing for contents of operating agreement and for derivative action.

Designating February 11 through 17, 2024, as "Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Week" in Pennsylvania.

Providing for consumer data privacy, for duties of controllers and for duties of processors; and imposing penalties.

Further providing for advertisement of sale.

Providing for automatic renewal provisions in certain contracts for goods and services.

In the agency, further providing for agency audits and reports.

Further providing for activities and powers of the authority in general; establishing the Minority Business Development Program; and providing for reports.

In rules of construction, further providing for definitions.

Providing for business catastrophe savings accounts.

Designating the week of March 18 through 24, 2024, as "Commonwealth Startup Week" in Pennsylvania.

In real estate foreclosure, further providing for definitions, for effect of certification of vacancy and abandonment and for applicability and providing for private selling officer sales and for conduct of online sheriff sales.

Designating the week of February 10 through 17, 2024, as "Commonwealth Entrepreneurship Week" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the week of February 11 through 17, 2024, as "National Future Business Leaders of America Week" in Pennsylvania.

In jurisdiction and maintenance of department, further providing for general scope of supervision and exercise of discretion.

In creation of leases, statute of frauds and mortgaging of leaseholds, providing for credit scores.

Providing for Commonwealth Economic Development Action Team.

Designating the week of October 15 through 21, 2023, as "Credit Union Week" in Pennsylvania.

In general budget implementation, further providing for Department of Community and Economic Development.

In homeowner's emergency assistance, providing for foreclosure notice.

Establishing the Pennsylvania Local Business Forgivable Loan Program; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; and making an appropriation.

Providing for digital assets and blockchain technology business advertisements; and imposing penalties.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for Second Stage Loan Program.

Establishing the Innovation Hub Grant Program and the Innovation Hub Account to award grants to eligible entities for the creation of innovation hubs; and making an appropriation.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, establishing the Veteran-owned Business Loan Guarantee Program.

Providing for transparency and disclosure of information collected by smart technology devices; establishing the Smart Technology Disclosure Fund; and providing for powers and duties of the Office of Attorney General.

Amending the act of December 19, 1975 (P.L.604, No.173), entitled "An act to facilitate the use of electronic funds transfer systems by providing that credits to accounts in financial institutions designated by recipients shall satisfy legal requirements for payments by cash or checks," further providing for electronic funds transfers, for consumer protections and for payroll card accounts.

Urging the Congress of the United States to pass legislation to exempt Puerto Rico and other noncontiguous states and territories from the Jones Act.

Providing for proof of fidelity insurance and surety bonds by payroll processors; and imposing a penalty.

Further providing for definitions, for creation of program, for incubator grants, loans and loan guarantees and for responsibilities of local sponsors; repealing provisions relating to challenge grants for seed capital funds; further providing for general powers and duties of the board and for indicators of program impact; providing for funding sources; repealing provisions relating to time limit on approvals; and making a repeal.

Further providing for definitions, for security freeze and for fees; and providing for credit monitoring services, for prohibiting the waiver of rights and for protected persons security freeze.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for indebtedness.

Requiring fair access to financial services; imposing powers and duties on the Department of Banking and Securities; and imposing penalties.

A Joint Resolution proposing separate and distinct amendments to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for an economic bill of rights.

Establishing the Veterans' Housing Assistance Program; imposing duties on Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; and making appropriations.

In powers and duties of the Department of State and its departmental administrative board, providing for artificial intelligence registry.

In general provisions, further providing for definitions, for form of records, for delivery of document, for functions of Department of State, for processing of documents by Department of State, for court to pass upon rejection of documents by Department of State, for statement of correction and for tax clearance of certain fundamental transactions, providing for annual report and further providing for short title and application of subchapter and for fee schedule; in entities generally, further providing for requirements for names generally, for required name changes by senior associations and for registration of name of nonregistered foreign association and providing for ratification of defective entity actions; in entity transactions, further providing for definitions, for relationship of chapter to other provisions of law, for nature of transactions, for excluded entities and transactions, for approval by business corporation, for interest exchange authorized, for statement of conversion and effectiveness, for approval of division, for division without interest holder approval, for effect of division, for allocation of liabilities in division and for domestication authorized and providing for administrative dissolution or cancellation; in foreign associations, further providing for governing law, for activities not constituting doing business, for noncomplying name of foreign association, for required withdrawal on certain transactions and for termination of registration; in corporations, further providing for application and effect of subchapter, for standard of care and justifiable reliance, for personal liability of directors, for notation of dissent, for exercise of powers generally, for alternative standard, for limitation on standing and for actions by shareholders or members to enforce a secondary right and providing for renunciation of business opportunities; in general provisions relating to business corporations, further providing for application of subpart and for definitions and repealing provisions relating to annual report information; in incorporation, further providing for articles of incorporation; in corporate powers, duties and safeguards, further providing for general powers, for adoption, amendment and contents of bylaws, for persons bound by bylaws, for registered office, for corporate records and inspection by members, for bylaws and other powers in emergency and for informational rights of a director, providing for forum selection provisions and further providing for authorized shares, for stock rights and options, for transfer of securities and restrictions, for power of corporation to acquire its own shares, for liability for unlawful dividends and other distributions and for application and effect of subchapter; in officers, directors and shareholders, further providing for manner of giving notice, for place and notice of meetings of shareholders, for use of conference telephone or other electronic technology, for conduct of shareholders meeting, for alternative provisions, for standard of care and justifiable reliance, for personal liability of directors, for notation of dissent, for exercise of powers generally, for alternative standard, for limitation on standing and for inconsistent articles ineffective, providing for renunciation of business opportunities, further providing for board of directors, for qualifications of directors, for term of office of directors, for selection of directors, for quorum of and action by directors, for interested directors or officers and quorum, for compensation of directors, for executive and other committees of the board and for officers, providing for officer's standard of care and justifiable reliance and for personal liability of officers and further providing for mandatory indemnification, for duration and extent of coverage, for time of holding meetings of shareholders, for quorum, for voting rights of shareholders, for determination of shareholders of record, for voting lists, for consent of members in lieu of meeting, for derivative action, for eligible shareholder plaintiffs and security for costs and for special litigation committee; in fundamental changes, further providing for proposal of fundamental transactions, for amendment of articles authorized, for proposal of amendments for adoption of amendments, for voluntary transfer of corporate assets and for survival of remedies and rights after dissolution; in nonstock corporations, further providing for election of an existing business corporation to become a nonstock corporation and for termination of nonstock corporation status; in registered corporations, further providing for call of special meetings of shareholders, for adjournment of meetings of shareholders, for consent of shareholders in lieu of meeting, and for notice of shareholder meetings, providing for qualifications of directors, and further providing for application and effect of subchapter, for definitions, for business combination, for application and effect of subchapter, for definitions, for voting rights of shares acquired in a control-share, for procedure for establishing voting rights of control shares, for application and effect of subchapter and for definitions; in benefit corporations, further providing for standard of conduct for directors, for benefit director and for standard of conduct for officers; in general provisions relating to nonprofit corporations, further providing for definitions and repealing provisions relating to annual report; in incorporation, further providing for articles of incorporation; in corporate powers duties and safeguards, further providing for adoption, amendment and contents of bylaws, for persons bound by bylaws, for registered office, for corporate records and inspection by members, for bylaws and other powers in emergency and for informational rights of a director, providing for forum selection provisions, and further providing for authority to take and hold trust property; in officers, directors and members, further providing for manner of giving notice, for place and notice of meetings of members, for use of conference telephone or other electronic technology, for conduct of members meeting, for alternative provisions, for standard of care and justifiable reliance, for personal liability of directors, for notation of dissent, for exercise of powers generally, for alternative standard and for limitation on standing, providing for renunciation of corporate opportunities, further providing for board of directors, for term of office of directors, for selection of directors, for quorum of and action by directors, for interested directors or officers and quorum, for compensation of directors, for executive and other committees of the board and for officers, providing for officer's standard of care and justifiable reliance and for personal liability of officers and further providing for mandatory indemnification, for duration and extent of coverage, for time of holding meetings of members, for quorum, for voting rights of members, for determination of members of record, for consent of members in lieu of meeting, for derivative action, for eligible member plaintiffs and security for costs and for special litigation committee; in amendments, sale of assets and dissolution, further providing for amendment of articles authorized, for proposal of amendments and for survival of remedies and rights after dissolution; in electric cooperative corporations, further providing for merger, consolidation, division or sale of assets; in general partnerships, further providing for short title and application of chapter, for partner's rights and duties and for rights to information; in limited partnerships, further providing for short title and application of chapter, for signing of filed documents, for registered office, for limited partner rights to information, for general partner rights to information, for derivative action, for security for costs and for special litigation committee; in limited liability companies, further providing for formation of limited liability company and certificate of organization, for registered office, for rights to information, for derivative action, for security for costs, for special litigation committee, for standard of conduct for members and for standard of conduct for managers and officers; in limited liability companies, further providing for application and effect of subchapter; in business trusts, further providing for registered office; in general provisions, further providing for definitions and for execution of documents; in fictitious names, further providing for definitions, for registration, for contracts entered into by entity using unregistered fictitious name and for effect of registration; in corporate and other association names, repealing provisions relating to register established, to certain additions to register, to decennial filings required, to effect of failure to make filings, to late filings and to voluntary termination of registration by corporations and other associations; and making editorial changes.

Further providing for owner's lien, for enforcement of lien, for notice, for advertisement of sale and for location of sale.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for indebtedness.

Establishing the Office of Employee Ownership within the Department of Community and Economic Development; establishing the Main Street Employee Ownership Grant Program; and providing technical and financial assistance to employee-owned enterprises.

In Pennsylvania Industrial Development Program, further providing for job creation and providing for terms and repayment of loans.

In Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, further providing for certification of economic development organizations and providing for annual report.

Amending the act of July 9, 1970 (P.L.484, No.164), entitled "An act relating to indemnification agreements between architects, engineers or surveyors and owners, contractors, subcontractors or suppliers," further providing for title of act; and providing for indemnification agreements relative to construction contracts, including agreements for architectural, engineering or land surveying services.

Prohibiting financial institutions from using social credit or environmental, social or governance scores; and imposing penalties.

Amending the act of May 11, 1889 (P.L.188, No.210), entitled "An act entitled 'An act to establish a board of wardens for the Port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotage, and for other purposes,' approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and three, and for regulating the rates of pilotage and number of pilots," further providing for rates of pilotage and computation, for pilotage fees and unit charge and for charges for services.

In manufacturing and investment tax credit, further providing for rural growth funds, for business firms, for tax credit certificates and for claiming the tax credit.

Providing for financial assistance to stabilize arts organizations and programs and to support community recovery and resiliency through the arts through partnerships among public, private and nonprofit entities; establishing the Arts and Culture Stability and Recovery Fund; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.

Establishing the Rural Coworking and Innovation Center Grant Program; and providing for requirements and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.

In emergency COVID-19 response, providing for COVID-19 Start-Up Business Grant Program.

Providing for Commonwealth Economic Development Action Team.

Providing for grants for renewable energy backup systems for the community; and making an appropriation.

In mortgage loan industry licensing and consumer protection, further providing for definitions, for license requirements, for exceptions to license requirements, for general requirements, for powers conferred on certain licensees engaged in the mortgage loan business, for mortgage loan business prohibitions, for application for license, for prelicensing and continuing education, for license fees, for licensee requirements, for suspension, revocation or refusal and for mortgage servicers.

In goods and services installment sales, further providing for prohibited activities and provisions.

In property assessed clean energy program, further providing for purpose, for definitions, for establishment of a program, for notice to lien holder required for participation, for scope of work, for lien and for collection of assessments.

Providing for restrictions on the use of small plastic bottles by lodging establishments.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, establishing the Veteran-owned Business Loan Guarantee Program.

Urging the Congress of the United States to oppose the Treasury Department's proposal to change Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements, which would unnecessarily and harmfully affect financial institutions and their customers in this Commonwealth.

Further providing for definitions.

In mortgage loan industry licensing and consumer protection, further providing for general requirements.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in protective provisions, providing for truth in lending.

Allowing for a waiver for innovative financial products or services; providing for duties of the Secretary of the Department of Banking and Securities and the Secretary of the Commonwealth; and establishing the Pennsylvania Economic Growth and State Utility Account.

In administrative organization, further providing for executive officers, administrative departments and independent administrative boards and commissions, for departmental administrative boards, commissions and offices, for department heads and for gubernatorial appointments; in organization of independent administrative boards and commissions, further providing for Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency; in organization of departmental administrative boards and commissions and of advisory boards and commissions, repealing provisions relating to Board of License Private Bankers; providing for the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and for flood plain management by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency; in Commonwealth agency fees, further providing for Department of Banking and for Pennsylvania Securities Commission; in Independent Fiscal Office, further providing for definitions, for revenue estimates and for additional duties; in powers and duties of the Governor and other Constitutional officers of the Executive Board and of the Pennsylvania State Police, further providing for Auditor General; in powers and duties of the Department of State and its departmental administrative board, further providing for powers and duties in general and providing for equity reporting; in powers and duties of the Department of Justice and its departmental administrative boards, providing for duty of Attorney General to defend actions; in powers and duties of the Department of Banking, further providing for powers and duties in general for banking supervisory powers and for banking laws; in powers and duties of the Department of Environmental Resources, its officers and departmental and advisory boards and commissions, providing for general permit for transfer, storage or processing of oil and gas liquid waste; in powers and duties of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, providing for Project 70; in powers and duties of the Department of Labor and Industry, its departmental administrative and advisory boards an departmental administrative and advisory boards and departmental administrative officers, providing for abrogation of department regulations; in powers and duties of the Department of Public Welfare and its departmental and advisory boards and commissions, providing for waiver guidance; in power and duties of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, providing for service alignment; in powers and duties of the Department of General Services and its departmental administrative and advisory boards and commission, further providing for Department of Environmental Resources powers not affected; in powers and duties of Department of Revenue, repealing provisions relating to vehicle and tractor codes; in powers and duties of the Department of Community Affairs, its departmental boards, bureaus and agencies, further providing for powers and duties in general; providing for United States semiquincentennial; making related repeals; and making editorial changes.

In Commonwealth Services, providing for certain restrictions prohibited.

In emergency COVID-19 response, establishing the County Block Grant - Small Business Grant Program.

In general provisions relating to consumer credit, establishing the Grieving Parent Temporary Debt Relief Grant Program and the Grieving Parent Temporary Debt Relief Fund; and making an appropriation.

Urging the Congress of the United States to establish a national infrastructure bank.

In city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for definitions and for establishment or designation of contracting authority, providing for number of authorized zones and further providing for approval.

Providing for advanced manufacturing facilities and infrastructures through business partnerships with State-related institutions; establishing the Advanced Manufacturing Initiative Fund and the Advanced Manufacturing Venture Loan Program; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority.

In organization of departmental administrative boards and commissions and of advisory boards and commissions, providing for Cybersecurity Coordination Board.

Providing for airport land development zones.

In emergency COVID-19 response, further providing for Hospitality Industry Recovery Program.

Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Phase Out Corporate Giveaways Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor.

In small business first, further providing for definitions and for fund and accounts.

Further providing for definitions, for security freeze and for fees; and providing for credit monitoring services, for prohibiting the waiver of rights and for protected persons security freeze.

In Pennsylvania Industrial Development Program, providing for loans to benefit corporations.

Providing for the Waterfront Redevelopment Grant Program; establishing the Waterfront Redevelopment Fund; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Providing for loan deferrals, repayment plans and loan modifications by certain financial institutions for nonprofits during the COVID-19 disaster emergency.

Providing for community assistance grants for restaurants; establishing the Community Cornerstone Grant Program; providing for fines; and making an appropriation.

Further providing for definitions.

Recognizing the month of May 2020 as "National Moving Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing May 5, 2020, as "Architects Action Day" in Pennsylvania.

Designating the month of February 2020 as "Esports Month" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing the month of October 2019 as "Cybersecurity Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania.

In Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts, further providing for authority to perform notarial act, providing for notarial act performed by remotely located individual and further providing for notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record and selection of technology.

Providing for emergency COVID-19 provisions.

Designating October 4, 2020, as "Truck Driver Appreciation Day" in Pennsylvania.

Further providing for owner's lien, for enforcement of lien, for notice, for advertisement of sale and for location of sale.

Authorizing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to join the Company-Specific Interstate Compact; providing for the form of the compact; establishing the Company-Specific Tax Incentives Prohibition Board; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Governor.

Providing for establishment indoor space operation.

Establishing the COVID-19 Mitigation Grant Program for small businesses.

Providing for community assistance grants for restaurants; establishing the Community Cornerstone Grant Program; providing for fines; and making an appropriation.

In city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for reports and for restrictions; and, in rural jobs and investment tax credit, further providing for definitions, for rural growth funds, for tax credit certificates, for claiming the tax credit and for revocation of tax credit certificates.

Providing for COVID-19 effect on employment; in Local Government Capital Project Loan Fund, further providing for definitions, for assistance to municipalities and for powers and duties of department; and, in 2019-2020 restrictions on appropriations for funds and accounts, providing for temporary restrictions on special funds.

Exempting small, minority-owned and women-owned businesses from the payment of certain business fees.

Honoring the 50th anniversary of Penske Truck Leasing.

In small business first, further providing for definitions and for fund and accounts.

Providing for loan deferrals, repayment plans and loan modifications by certain financial institutions for small businesses during the COVID-19 disaster emergency.

In administrative organization, further providing for executive officers, administrative departments and independent administrative boards and commissions, for departmental administrative boards, commissions and offices, for department heads and for gubernatorial appointments; in organization of departmental administrative boards and commissions and of advisory boards and commissions, further providing for board to license private bankers; in Commonwealth agency fees, further providing for Department of Banking and for Pennsylvania Securities Commission; and, in powers and duties of the Department of Banking and its departmental administrative board and commission, further providing for powers and duties in general, for banking supervisory powers and for banking laws; repealing provisions relating to powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Securities Commission; and making editorial changes.

In small business first, providing for subchapter heading and for relief during emergency; and making editorial changes.

Providing for duties of original equipment manufacturers relating to diagnosis, maintenance and repair of digital electronic equipment and for enforcement by Attorney General.

In short title and preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in jurisdiction and maintenance of department, further providing for assessment of expenses of department upon institutions; and, in banking and securities, further providing for fund.

Consolidating provisions relating to the Community Development Bank Grant and Loan Program; and making a related repeal.

Supporting the observance of "National Women's Small Business Month" to celebrate women entrepreneurs and small business owners and affirming their progress.

A Concurrent Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Trade.

Providing for bonding requirements for contractors performing work on adjoining properties.

Recognizing the week of October 6 through 12, 2019, as "National Newspaper Week" in Pennsylvania.

Further providing for the designation of legal holidays.

Providing for airport land development zones.

Designating the week of October 6 through 12, 2019, as "Love Your Avenue Week" in Pennsylvania.

Recognizing October 29, 2019, as "International Data Center Day" in Pennsylvania.

In preliminary provisions, providing for Abandoned Manufacturing Sites Registry.

Establishing the Keystone Energy Authority; and providing for the designation of Keystone Energy Enhancement Zones.

A Concurrent Resolution urging the Congress of the United States to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement on Trade.

Amending the act of May 11, 1889 (P.L.188, No.210), entitled "A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to establish a board of wardens for the Port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotage, and for other purposes,' approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and three, and for regulating the rates of pilotage and number of pilots," further providing for rates of pilotage and computation, for pilotage fees and unit charge and for charges for services.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for Second Stage Loan Program.

Designating June 1, 2019, as "Skip the Straw Day in Pennsylvania."

Designating June 1, 2019, as "Skip the Straw Day in Pennsylvania."

Providing for bisphenol A-free container products.

Requiring certain entities to provide notification of breach of personal information; and providing for a cause of action.

In city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for definitions and for establishment or designation of contracting authority, providing for number of authorized zones and further providing for approval.

In Pennsylvania Industrial Development Program, providing for loans to benefit corporations.

In mortgage loan industry licensing and consumer protection, further providing for general requirements.

Providing for the Waterfront Redevelopment Grant Program; establishing the Waterfront Redevelopment Fund; and imposing powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Further providing for definitions, for creation of program, for incubator grants, loans and loan guarantees, for responsibilities of local sponsors, for challenge grants for seed capital funds, for general powers and duties of the board and for indicators of program impact; providing for funding sources; further providing for time limit on approvals; and making a related repeal.

Regulating electronic mail solicitations; protecting privacy of Internet consumers; regulating use of data about Internet users; and prescribing penalties.

Amending the title of the act; in general provisions, further providing for authority of the Department of Banking and Securities; in licensing provisions, further providing for license terms and fees; in enforcement, further providing for suspension and revocation of license and civil penalties, for change of status, for restrictions on business of licensee and for civil penalty; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for applicability and repealing provisions relating to report to General Assembly.

Providing for the Pennsylvania Business One-Stop Shop within the Department of Community and Economic Development.

In consolidated county assessment, further providing for short title and scope of chapter and for appeals by taxing districts and providing for standards of redress in appeals.

In organization of departmental administrative boards and commissions and of advisory boards and commissions, providing for Cybersecurity Innovation and Excellence Commission.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for Second Stage Loan Program.

In disposition of abandoned and unclaimed property, further providing for property held by business associations.

Further providing for application of act, for owner's payment obligations, for owner's withholding of payment for good faith claims, for contractor's and subcontractor's payment obligations, for errors in documentation, for retainage, for contractor's withholding of payment for good faith claims and for penalty and attorney fee.

Defining the employment relationship between franchisors and franchisees.

Further providing for definitions, for proposed regulations and procedures for review and for final-form regulations and final-omitted regulations and procedures for review; providing for regulations deemed withdrawn; further providing for procedures for subsequent review of disapproved final-form or final-omitted regulations by the commission; and providing for concurrent resolution required for economically significant regulations.

Establishing microenterprise loan programs and abating real property assessment.

In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for large capacity firearm magazines prohibited.

Further providing for definitions, for notification of breach and for notice exemption.

Directing the Department of Revenue, in consultation with the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Independent Fiscal Office with input from counties, municipalities and school districts in this Commonwealth, to commence a study to investigate the feasibility and potential cost savings associated with the replacement of local earned income tax collection methods by local taxing committees with a Statewide collection method domiciled in the Department of Revenue.

In mortgage loan industry licensing and consumer protection, further providing for definitions, for license requirements, for exceptions to license requirements, for general requirements, for powers conferred on certain licensees engaged in the mortgage loan business, for mortgage loan business prohibitions, for application for license, for license fees and for licensee requirements and providing for the promulgation of regulations to effectively incorporate Federal regulations.

Providing for fair franchises; and, in limitation of time, further providing for one year limitation and for four year limitation.

Further providing for definitions and for fees; and providing for reimbursement for security breach and for notice of security breach.

Regulating electronic mail solicitations; protecting privacy of Internet consumers; regulating use of data about Internet users; and prescribing penalties.

Providing for diverse business participation in Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.

Authorizing certain financial institutions to conduct savings promotion raffles; and providing for enforcement by the Department of Banking and Securities.

Further providing for definitions, for searchable budget database and for administration; establishing an advisory committee; and further providing for vendor identification system and for report to Governor and General Assembly.

Directing the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts' funding formula and how resources are allocated for this Commonwealth's African-American, Latin, Asian-American and Native American, newer and rural artistic organizations.

Urging the Congress of the United States to study and take action to ensure the effectiveness of the merger review process and the Premerger Notification Program to foster fair market competition and prevent anticompetitive, monopolistic merges.

Further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of secretary and for registration of charitable organizations, financial reports, fees and failure to file; providing for supplemental financial disclosure and for financial statements for specific disaster relief solicitations; further providing for exemptions from registration, for short form registration, for registration of professional fundraising counsel and contracts and for registration of professional solicitors, contract and disclosure requirements, bonds, records and books; providing for individual registration of professional solicitor officers, employees and agents; further providing for limitation on activities of charitable organizations and disclosure requirements, for investigation, subpoenas, injunctions and court orders, for administrative enforcement and penalties and for criminal penalties; and establishing the Charitable Organization Regulation Account.

Urging the Congress of the United States to support efforts to reinstate the separation of commercial and investment banking functions previously in effect under the Glass-Steagall Act and support efforts to return to national banking policies to repair our nation's infrastructure.

Establishing the Bureau of Business Assistance and providing for its powers and duties.

Further providing for definitions; establishing the School Revitalization Fund; and further providing for exemption schedule.

Providing for equipment donation tax credit.

In city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for definitions and for establishment or designation of contracting authority, providing for number of authorized zones and further providing for approval.

Establishing the Pennsylvania Small Business Forgivable Loan Program; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.

In mortgage loan business restrictions and requirements, further providing for general requirements.

Authorizing certain financial institutions to conduct savings promotion raffles; and providing for enforcement by the Department of Banking and Securities.

Further providing for definitions.

In dishonor of negotiable instruments, further providing for presentment of negotiable instruments.

Modernizing the law on limited liability partnerships, general partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability companies; and making conforming changes with respect to associations, corporations, unincorporated nonprofit associations and business trusts by doing the following: As to general provisions, making conforming changes by revising provisions on application of title, definitions, defense of usury, tax clearance of certain fundamental transactions and fee schedule. As to entities generally, making conforming changes by revising requirements for foreign association names. As to entity transactions, making conforming changes by revising provisions on regulatory conditions and required notices and approvals, nature of transactions, approval by limited partnership, effect of merger, statement of division and effectiveness, effect of division and effect of domestication. As to foreign associations, making conforming changes by revising provisions on governing law. As to corporations, making conforming changes by revising provisions on distributions by business corporations and by adding provisions on derivative actions and the use of special litigation committees by business corporations and nonprofit corporations. As to partnerships generally: extensively revising provisions on: interchangeability of partnership, limited liability company and corporate forms of organization; and ownership of certain professional partnerships; and adding a provision on failure to observe formalities. As to limited liability partnerships: extensively revising provisions on: scope; definitions; limitation on liability of partners; extraterritorial application of subchapter; foreign registered limited liability partnerships; and annual registration; and adding provisions on: distributions; and dissolution. As to general partnerships, repealing existing Chapter 83 and replacing it with a new Chapter 84 relating to: general provisions; nature of partnership; relations of partners to persons dealing with partnership; relations of partners to each other and to partnership; transferable interests and rights of transferees and creditors; dissociation; dissociation as partner if business not wound up; and dissolution and winding up. As to limited partnerships, repealing existing Chapter 85 and replacing it with a new Chapter 86 relating to: general provisions; formation and filings; limited partners; general partners; contributions and distributions; dissociation; transferable interests and rights of transferees and creditors; dissolution and winding up; and actions by partners. As to limited liability companies: repealing existing Subchapters A, B, C, D, E, F, I and K of Chapter 89 and replacing them with a new Chapter 88 relating to: general provisions; formation and filings; relations of members and managers to persons dealing with limited liability company; relations of members to each other and to limited liability company; transferable interests and rights of transferees and creditors; dissociation; dissolution and winding up; actions by members; and benefit companies; and revising provisions on restricted professional companies. As to unincorporated nonprofit associations, making conforming amendments by revising provisions on ownership and transfer of property. As to business trusts, making conforming changes by revising provisions on application and effect of chapter and liability of trustees and beneficiaries. As to names, revising provisions on register established.

Amending the act of March 29, 1803 (P.L.542, No.156), entitled "An act to establish a Board of Wardens for the port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotages, and for other purposes therein mentioned," further providing for fees.

Further providing for title of act, for definitions, for license required and for exemptions; repealing provisions relating to partial exemption; further providing for qualifications for a license, for application for license, for fee, financial statement and security, for investigation issuance of license, for term of license, for renewal of licenses and for authority of the Department of Banking; providing for suspension, revocation or refusal and for licensee requirements; further providing for agents and subagents; repealing provisions relating to hearing and appeal, injunctions, rules and regulations and examinations by the Secretary of Banking; and further providing for penalties.

Amending the act of May 11, 1889 (P.L.188, No.210), entitled "A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to establish a board of wardens for the Port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotage, and for other purposes,' approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and three, and for regulating the rates of pilotage and number of pilots," further providing for rates of pilotage and computation, for pilotage fees and unit charge and for charges for services.

Further providing for definitions, for authority of department, for conditions for licensing and for fees and charges; and providing for recovery of losses due to theft and fraudulent misrepresentation.

Further providing for definitions, for powers of municipal corporations, for creation of neighborhood improvement districts, for creation of neighborhood improvement district management associations, for powers of neighborhood improvement district management associations, for annual audit and report and for applicability.

Authorizing certain financial institutions to conduct savings promotion raffles; and providing for enforcement by the Department of Banking and Securities.

Further providing for definitions.

In dishonor of negotiable instruments, further providing for presentment of negotiable instruments.

In city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for definitions.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for First Industries Program expiration provision.

Providing for the Made in PA Program, for duties and authority of Department of Community and Economic Development, application process and for costs; establishing the Made in PA Program Fund; and providing for civil penalties, for injunctive relief and for rules and regulations.

Providing for fair franchises; and, in limitation of time, further providing for one year limitation and for four year limitation.

Further providing for definitions, for powers and duties of secretary and for registration of charitable organizations, financial reports, fees and failure to file; providing for supplemental financial disclosure and for financial statements for specific disaster relief solicitations; further providing for registration of professional fundraising counsel and contracts, for registration of professional solicitors, contract and disclosure requirements, bonds, records and books; providing for individual licensure of professional solicitor officers, employees and agents; further providing for investigation, subpoenas, injunctions and court orders, for administrative enforcement and penalties and for criminal penalties; and establishing the Charitable Organization Regulation Account.

In Commonwealth Financing Authority, further providing for Second Stage Loan Program.

In city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for definitions, for establishment of contracting authority and for transfers.

In city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for definitions.

Urging the Congress of the United States to support efforts to reinstate the separation of commercial and investment banking functions in effect under the Glass-Steagall Act and supporting H.R. No. 381.

Further providing for application of act, for owner's payment obligations, for owner's withholding payment, for errors, for retainage, for contractor's withholding payment and for penalty and attorney fee.

Further providing for legislative findings and intent, for establishment of the Keystone Alliance for Performance Excellence Awards and for the Keystone Alliance for Performance Excellence Advisory Council; repealing provisions relating to board of examiners and panel of judges; and further providing for establishment of the foundation, for awards and for restriction on funds from Commonwealth.

In keystone opportunity zones, providing for keystone opportunity expansion zones for job creation.

Further providing for definitions, for authority of department, for conditions for licensing and for fees and charges; providing for recovery of losses due to fraudulent misrepresentation; and making editorial changes.

Establishing the Pennsylvania Small Business Forgivable Loan Program; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Providing for the establishment of the Surety Bond Guarantee Program; imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; establishing the Surety Bond Guarantee Fund; providing for contracts eligible for guarantee and for participation by disadvantaged businesses; and making an appropriation.

Providing for the Returning Heroes Supplemental Tax Credit Program.

In economic development financing strategy, further providing for definitions; establishing the Pennsylvania Military Community Enhancement Commission; in small business first, further providing for definitions, for fund and accounts, for department responsibilities, for capital development loans, for EDA loans, for loans in distressed communities, for pollution prevention assistance loans, and for export financing loans; providing for delegation; and further providing for reporting and inspection; in machinery and equipment loans, further providing for definitions, for establishment, for eligibility for loans and terms and conditions, for application and administration, for powers of secretary, for reporting and inspection, for nondiscrimination, for conflict of interest, for reports to General Assembly and for guidelines; providing for the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Program; in Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, providing for general provisions, for Pennsylvania Industrial Development Program and transfer of loans; repealing certain provisions of the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority Act; and making editorial changes.

Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a comprehensive study on the Commonwealth's cyber security efforts and protocols to protect private information of our citizens.

Providing for keystone opportunity expansion zones for job creation; and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Providing for the licensure of persons providing debt settlement services, for powers and duties of the Department of Banking and Securities and for enforcement; imposing civil penalties; and making a related repeal.

Further providing for purpose, for definitions, for required services, for board of directors, for contracts with practitioners, hospitals and insurance companies, for right to serve or benefits when outside the state, for supervision and for reports and examinations; and providing for applicability to limited liability companies.

Further providing for definitions, for commercial accounts and for restricted materials; providing for Statewide registry of scrap processors and recycling facilities and for duty to register and for criminal registry; and further providing for penalties.

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in incorporation, further providing for articles of incorporation, for Department of Banking consideration of articles and for bylaws; in corporate powers, duties and safeguards, further providing for powers, for fees and charges, for loan interest, for power to borrow, for loans and for dividends; in members, directors and officers, further providing for notice to members and for expulsion and withdrawal; in amendment of articles, further providing for procedure for amendment of articles; in conversion, merger and consolidation, further providing for conversion into Federal credit union and for adoption of plan; and, in dissolution, further providing for approval of voluntary dissolution.

Providing for the definition of "small business"; and further providing for indebtedness and for Second Stage Loan Program.

In city revitalization and improvement zones, further providing for definitions, for establishment of contracting authority, for approval and for calculation of baseline.

Establishing the Pennsylvania Small Business Forgivable Loan Program; and conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development.

A Concurrent Resolution urging the President and the Congress of the United States to pass and sign, respectively, legislation to prevent fraud by ensuring that purchasers are the authorized users of credit and debit cards used in electronic transactions.

Urging the President and the Congress of the United States to consider the impact of free trade agreements on the American economy.

Providing for Made in PA trademark, for licensee qualification, for duties and authority of department, for trademark license agreement, application and licensure process and for costs; establishing the Made in PA Trademark Licensing Fund; and providing for civil penalties, for injunctive relief and for rules and regulations.

Providing for an angel investment tax credit.

Further providing for definitions, for license requirements, for exceptions to license requirements, for general requirements, for mortgage loan business prohibitions, for requirements as to open-end loans, for application for license, for prelicensing and continuing education, for licensee requirements, for licensee limitations, for surrender of license, for authority of department, for suspension, revocation or refusal, for penalties, for applicability and for procedure for determination on noncompliance with Federal law.

Further providing for definitions, for authority of the department, for conditions for licensing and for fees and charges; and providing for recovery of losses due to fraudulent misrepresentation.

Amending the act of May 11, 1889 (P.L.188, No.210), entitled "A further supplement to an act, entitled 'An act to establish a board of wardens for the Port of Philadelphia, and for the regulation of pilots and pilotage, and for other purposes,' approved March twenty-ninth, one thousand eight hundred and three, and for regulating the rates of pilotage and number of pilots," further providing for certain charges.

In officers, directors and members relating to nonprofit corporations, further providing for manner of giving notice.

Further providing for definitions; providing for electronic signatures in global and national commerce; in administration, further providing for applicability, functions, documents and processing; in fees, further providing for documents, schedules and disposition of funds; renaming the Corporation Bureau; making related repeals; and imposing duties on the Department of State and the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Repealing the act of December 14, 1967 (P.L.746, No.345), known as the Savings Association Code of 1967, eliminating provisions for incorporation and organization, for names, for offices, for directors, officers, employees and attorneys, for members, for corporate powers, for savings operations, earnings, account insurance and reserves, for investment operations, for amendment of articles, for mergers, consolidations, conversions and reorganizations, for voluntary and involuntary dissolution and distribution of assets upon insolvency, for foreign and Federal associations, for provisions applicable to Department of Banking and Securities and for penalties and criminal provisions.

Authorizing the incurring of indebtedness, with the approval of the electors, of $400,000,000 for the acquisition, repair, construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, extension, expansion and improvement of Pennsylvania infrastructure, including roads, bridges, railroads, dams, water supply and sewage treatment systems, energy, communications, flood control measures and any other such infrastructure the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority deems relevant; and providing for the powers and duties of the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority.

Further providing for definitions; and providing for additional use of funds for financial assistance.

Urging the Congress of the United States to support efforts to reinstate the separation of commercial and investment banking functions in effect under the Glass-Steagall Act and supporting H.R. No. 129.

Further providing for presentment of negotiable instruments.

Further providing for definitions, for persons authorized to engage in business of receiving deposits and money for transmission, for corporations authorized to act as fiduciary, for retention of records and admissibility of copies in evidence, for emergency powers and for acquisitions, and offers to acquire, shares of banks, bank and trust companies, trust companies and national banks; repealing provisions relating to prohibition against certain acquisitions, to legal holidays and to limitation on deposit of Commonwealth funds; further providing for additional powers of incorporated institutions related to conduct of business, for persons bound by bylaws and execution of instruments, for general lending powers, for direct leasing of personal property and for limits on indebtedness of one customer including purchased paper; repealing provisions relating to installment loans including revolving credit plans, to real estate loans, to authorizing certain loans for commercial, business, professional, agricultural or nonprofit purposes including revolving credit plans, to authorizing monthly interest loans for individuals, partnerships and other unincorporated entities, to alternate basis for interest charges by institutions, to charging interest at rates permitted competing lenders, to notice of annual fees and refunds on credit cards of affiliate banks, to authorization of fees for revolving credit plans and to extensions of credit to individuals, partnerships and unincorporated associations; further providing for application of chapter, for actions required, permitted or prohibited in fiduciary capacity, for transfer of fiduciary accounts and for investments; repealing provisions relating to real estate loans; further providing for lending powers and direct leasing of personal property; repealing provisions relating to conditional powers of savings banks; providing for pledges for deposits, limits on indebtedness of one customer including purchased paper; further providing for tentative trusts, for authorized offices, for authorization of new branches, for approval of branch by department and for branches outside Pennsylvania; repealing provisions relating to branches acquired from the receiver of a closed institution or from an institution in danger of closing; further providing for articles of incorporation and for certificate of authorization to do business; providing for organization as a limited liability company; further providing for minimum capital, for classes of shares, for share certificates, for cash dividends, for redemption and acquisition of redeemable shares and statement of reduction of authorized shares, for number, qualifications and eligibility of directors or trustees, for audits and reports by directors or trustees, accountants and internal auditors and for prohibitions applicable to directors, trustees, officers, employees and attorneys; repealing provisions relating to indemnity and immunity of certain directors; providing for standard of care and justifiable reliance; further providing for articles of amendment, for authority to merge or consolidate, for requirements for a merger or consolidation, for mergers, consolidations and conversions of savings banks, for right of shareholders to receive payment for shares following a control transaction, for articles of conversion, for voluntary dissolution prior to commencement of business, for certificate of election for voluntary dissolution and for articles of dissolution; repealing provisions relating to application of chapter, to examinations and reports and to examination of affiliates and persons performing bank services; further providing for relationship of institutions and their personnel with officials and employees of department; repealing provisions relating to additional powers of the Department of Banking; and further providing for penalties and criminal provisions applicable to directors, trustees, officers, employees and attorneys of institutions and for penalties applicable to persons subject to this act.

Further providing for general scope of supervision and exercise of discretion, for assessment of expenses of department upon institutions, for disclosure of information forbidden, penalty and exceptions, for examination of corporations or persons affiliated with institutions and for orders by department; and providing for implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010.

Further providing for exceptions to license requirements.

Reenacting and amending the act of May 16, 2002 (P.L.315, No.46), known as the Community Services Block Grant Act, extending the expiration of the act; and making editorial changes.

Allocating a percentage of the net proceeds from all unclaimed funds from sheriffs' sales of residential real property to the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency for the purpose of assisting potential homebuyers with the financing and purchase of homes at sheriffs' sales; and establishing the Sheriffs' Sales Homeownership Assistance Fund and the Sheriffs' Sales Homeownership Assistance Program.

Providing for the Pennsylvania Business Permitting Portal; creating the Pennsylvania Business Permitting Portal Advisory Committee; providing for cooperation between the committee and Commonwealth agencies and for preservation of Commonwealth agency authority; and providing for upgrades to information technology systems.

In officers, directors and members, further providing for manner of giving notice.

Providing for equipment donation tax credit.

In Title 15, making extensive revisions, additions and deletions to preliminary material on general provisions; to corporation material on general provisions, on incorporation, on corporate powers, duties and safeguards, on officers, directors and shareholders, on fundamental changes, on registered corporations, on insurance corporations, on foreign business corporations, on incorporation and on foreign nonprofit corporations; to material on limited liability companies; and to material on business trusts; in Title 54, further providing for general provisions and for corporate and other association names; and making related repeals.

Further providing for revocation or suspension of licenses.

Further providing for names permitted to be used and for prohibition of adoption, use or advertisement of certain names, titles and descriptions.

In officers, directors and members relating to nonprofit corporations, further providing for manner of giving notice.

Further providing for the First Industries Program.

Establishing the Biomass Energy Program; providing for the powers and duties of the Department of Community and Economic Development; establishing the Biomass Energy Loan Fund; and providing for interfund transfers.

Providing for economic development responsibility by requiring standard wages on certain projects receiving State subsidies.

Codifying the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act and the Goods and Services Installment Sales Act; making conforming amendments to Title 42; and making related repeals.

Requiring certain financial institutions to post transaction fees for each automated teller machine transaction; and restricting transaction fees for automated teller machines.

Further providing for presentment of negotiable instruments.

Further providing for additional powers of certain public utility corporations.

Providing guidelines for preauthorized electronic funds transfers for financial institutions.

Providing for the establishment of the Surety Bond Guarantee Fund Program; imposing duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; establishing the Surety Bond Guarantee Fund; providing for contracts eligible for guarantee and for participation by disadvantaged businesses; and making an appropriation.

Further providing for definitions and for exceptions to license requirements.

Providing for the Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Program; and establishing the Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement Fund.

Relating to burial accounts.

Opposing all actions by the Federal Government to replace the dollar as the official United States currency with any other type of multinational or global currency or any creation of a global reserve currency, including, but not limited to, the expansion of the scope of the International Monetary Fund's Special Drawing Rights and any delegation of the United States sovereignty to a coordinated international monetary regulatory body.

Further providing for definitions, for license required and for application for licensure; providing for application for debt settlement services licensure; further providing for penal bond and for reports to department; providing for disclosure form, for debt settlement services agreements, for requirements for providing debt settlement services and for prohibitions regarding debt settlement services; further providing for fees; providing for debt settlement services fees; and further providing for powers and duties of department.

Providing for economic development responsibility.

Providing for the validity of electronic documents; authorizing county recorders of deeds to receive electronic documents as a means for recording real property; granting powers and duties to the county recorders of deeds; establishing the Electronic Recording Commission; and prescribing standards of uniformity.

Defining "applicant"; further defining "local sponsor" or "sponsor" and "seed capital fund"; further providing for creation of program, for incubator grants, loans and loan guarantees and for responsibilities of local sponsors; repealing provisions relating to challenge grants for seed capital funds; further providing for general powers and duties of the board and for indicators of program impact; providing for funding; and repealing provisions relating to time limit on approvals.

Further providing for powers of the Commonwealth Financing Authority.

Requiring the Department of Community and Economic Development to submit a unified economic development budget; providing for unified reporting of property tax reductions and abatements, for application for economic development subsidies, for reports, for subsidy limit and job quality standards and for recapture; establishing a private enforcement action; and providing for public record disclosure.

Further providing for agency powers.

Memorializing the Congress of the United States to work with General Motors Corporation to ensure that the General Motors brand dealership owners are treated justly and compensated fairly.

Prohibiting municipal ordinances and regulations relating to dissemination of nutritional information by eating establishments.

Further providing for restricted materials.

Prohibiting certain political activity and illegal activities; and providing for reimbursement of funds.

Providing for a housing and economic revitalization rebate program; imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency; and establishing the Build Pennsylvania Fund.

Providing guidelines for preauthorized electronic funds transfers for financial institutions.

Further defining "institution"; and further providing for employee protection.

Further providing for expansion for new parcels and for payments.

Opposing all actions by the Federal Government to replace the dollar as the official United States currency with any other type of multinational or global currency or any creation of a global reserve currency, including, but not limited to, the expansion of the scope of the International Monetary Funds' Special Drawing Rights and any delegation of the United States sovereignty to a coordinated international monetary regulatory body.

Establishing a moratorium on applicability to debt settlement services pending regulatory action.

Providing for Weatherization Assistance Program integrity; prescribing duties of the Department of Community and Economic Development; establishing the Office of Program Compliance for Weatherization Assistance; and providing for the powers and duties of the Auditor General.

Further providing for legislative findings and intent, for establishment of the Keystone Alliance for Performance Excellence Awards and for the Keystone Alliance for Performance Excellence Advisory Council; repealing provisions relating to board of examiners and panel of judges; and further providing for establishment of the foundation, for awards and for restriction on funds from Commonwealth.

Further providing for deceptive or fraudulent business practices; and providing for damages for misrepresentation of home loan principal, outstanding balance or interest.

Regulating tax refund anticipation loan and check providers; providing for the powers and duties of the Secretary of Banking; and prescribing penalties.

In licensing, further providing for general requirements.

Further providing for employee protection.

Establishing the Regional Efficiency Aid Program; providing for powers and duties of the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Revenue; and establishing the Regional Efficiency Aid Program Fund.

Establishing a grant program for shared municipal services; conferring powers and duties upon the Department of Community and Economic Development; and making an appropriation.

Requiring companies that receive economic development subsidies to ensure that subsidies result in improved standards of living for working families.

Providing for the establishment of cooperative community development programs throughout this Commonwealth utilizing the resources of the Commonwealth, local municipalities and employers to encourage employees to locate near and reside in communities located close to employer worksites; establishing a tax credit program to encourage employer participation; and imposing additional powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Revenue.

Requiring proper maintenance of abandoned businesses in cities; establishing the Abandoned Business Facilities Fund; conferring powers and duties on the Department of Community and Economic Development; and providing for penalties and remedies.

Including biotechnology enterprises and small business incubators within the scope of the act; and further regulating loans to industrial development agencies.