SB 972

                                                PRINTER'S NO.   1113
                THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
                   SENATE BILL
                   No. 972
                                          Session of
                                            2025
INTRODUCED BY KEARNEY, HUTCHINSON, DUSH, KEEFER, KIM, STEFANO,
   BROWN, COSTA, SCHWANK AND J. WARD, AUGUST 15, 2025
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AUGUST 15, 2025
                               AN ACT
1 Amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), entitled "An
2    act concerning townships of the second class; and amending,
3    revising, consolidating and changing the law relating
4    thereto," in corporate powers, further providing for care of
5    memorials.
6    The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8    Section 1.    Section 1538 of the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103,
9 No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, is amended to
10 read:
11    Section 1538.    [Care of Memorials.--The board of supervisors
12 may maintain and repair any soldiers' monument or memorial
13 existing or erected within the township and may receive funds
14 from persons or organizations for those purposes.] Control,
15 Maintenance and Repair of Memorials.--(a)    A board of
16 supervisors may maintain, repair, establish or contribute to the
17 maintenance, repair or establishment of any memorial and may
18 receive money from persons or organizations for those purposes.
19    (b)   As used in this section, the term "memorials" means:
1    (1)   a monument, gun or carriage, memorial or memorial hall
2 erected or existing within the township and commemorating or
3 honoring the services of any individual who has served in the
4 Pennsylvania National Guard or any of the armed forces of the
5 United States or their reserve components; or
6    (2)   a monument or memorial erected or existing within the
7 township and commemorating or honoring first responders,
8 including firefighters, emergency medical technicians,
9 paramedics, emergency vehicle drivers and township police
10 officers.
11    Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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