Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 15.227 - Form of first amendatory section(a)Single amendment. Section one of the bill starts out with the citation of the section to be amended, 2, act of May 2, 1945 (P. L. 382, No. 164)." If the statute has a short title, this will be used, "known as the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945." If the statute does not have a short title, its constitutional title is quoted, following the word "entitled." After the quotation of the title appear the words "is amended to read." Then follows the language of the section which is to be amended with the changes to be made indicated thereon.(b)Multiple amendments. Frequently several sections of an existing statute will be amended in the same section of a bill. In such cases, all sections to be amended are enumerated at the beginning of the bill, and the language following the quotation of the title will be "are amended to read." This is immediately followed by the language of the sections to be amended, one after the other in their proper order without regard to their continuity in the original statute. The same is true as to combinations of subsections or other minor subdivisions and as to combinations of sections, subsections or other minor subdivisions.