Bill Text: PA SB229 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for mobile homes and house trailers to be assessed in name of owner.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-19 - Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT [SB229 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB229-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 234
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 229 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY WOZNIAK, STOUT AND ALLOWAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2009
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 19, 2009
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 21, 1943 (P.L.571, No.254), entitled, as
amended, "An act relating to assessment for taxation in
counties of the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
classes; designating the subjects, property and persons
subject to and exempt from taxation for county, borough,
town, township, school, except in cities and county
institution district purposes; and providing for and
regulating the assessment and valuation thereof for such
purposes; creating in each such county a board for the
assessment and revision of taxes; defining the powers and
duties of such boards; providing for the acceptance of this
act by cities; regulating the office of ward, borough, town
and township assessors; abolishing the office of assistant
triennial assessor in townships of the first class; providing
for the appointment of a chief assessor, assistant assessors
and other employes; providing for their compensation payable
by such counties; prescribing certain duties of and certain
fees to be collected by the recorder of deeds and municipal
officers who issue building permits; imposing duties on
taxables making improvements on land and grantees of land;
prescribing penalties; eliminating the triennial assessment;
and regulating certain assessments in all counties," further
providing for mobile homes and house trailers to be assessed
in name of owner.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 617.1(c) of the act of May 21, 1943 (P.L.
571, No.254), known as The Fourth to Eighth Class County
Assessment Law, amended December 15, 1969 (P.L.362, No.158), is
amended to read:
Section 617.1. Mobilehomes and House Trailers to Be Assessed
in Name of Owner.--* * *
(c) The local tax collector shall issue removal permits upon
application therefor whenever a fee of [two] ten dollars and all
taxes levied and assessed on the mobilehome or house trailer to
be moved are paid.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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