Pennsylvania SB 1201: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code, in public assistance, providing for child care payments during the pandemic of 2020.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1475
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1201
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY CULVER, HUGHES, J. WARD, PENNYCUICK, STEFANO,
VOGEL AND KANE, FEBRUARY 27, 2026
REFERRED TO FINANCE, FEBRUARY 27, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), entitled
"An act relating to the finances of the State government;
providing for cancer control, prevention and research, for
ambulatory surgical center data collection, for the Joint
Underwriting Association, for entertainment business
financial management firms, for private dam financial
assurance and for reinstatement of item vetoes; providing for
the settlement, assessment, collection, and lien of taxes,
bonus, and all other accounts due the Commonwealth, the
collection and recovery of fees and other money or property
due or belonging to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
including escheated property and the proceeds of its sale,
the custody and disbursement or other disposition of funds
and securities belonging to or in the possession of the
Commonwealth, and the settlement of claims against the
Commonwealth, the resettlement of accounts and appeals to the
courts, refunds of moneys erroneously paid to the
Commonwealth, auditing the accounts of the Commonwealth and
all agencies thereof, of all public officers collecting
moneys payable to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
and all receipts of appropriations from the Commonwealth,
authorizing the Commonwealth to issue tax anticipation notes
to defray current expenses, implementing the provisions of
section 7(a) of Article VIII of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania authorizing and restricting the incurring of
certain debt and imposing penalties; affecting every
department, board, commission, and officer of the State
government, every political subdivision of the State, and
certain officers of such subdivisions, every person,
association, and corporation required to pay, assess, or
collect taxes, or to make returns or reports under the laws
imposing taxes for State purposes, or to pay license fees or
other moneys to the Commonwealth, or any agency thereof,
every State depository and every debtor or creditor of the
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Commonwealth," in disposition of abandoned and unclaimed
property, further providing for report of property subject to
custody and control of the Commonwealth under this article,
for certificate of finder registration, for notice and
publication of lists of property subject to custody and
control of the Commonwealth under this article and for
penalties.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 1301.11(g) and 1301.11a(b), (d) and (e)
introductory paragraph of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343,
No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, are amended to read:
Section 1301.11. Report of Property Subject to Custody and
Control of the Commonwealth under this Article.-- * * *
(g) All agreements or powers of attorney to recover or
collect abandoned and unclaimed property contained in the
reports filed under this article shall be valid and enforceable
only if the agreements:
1. are in writing and duly signed and acknowledged by the
owner;
2. clearly state the fee or compensation to be paid, which
shall not exceed [fifteen] ten per centum of the value of the
abandoned and unclaimed property;
3. disclose the nature and value of the property;
4. disclose the name and address of the holder and, if
known, whether the abandoned and unclaimed property has been
paid or delivered to the State Treasurer;
5. identify the name, address and telephone number of the
person assisting in the location, delivery or recovery of the
abandoned and unclaimed property; and
6. identify the valid certificate of registration number
assigned to the person assisting in the location, delivery or
recovery of the abandoned and unclaimed property under section
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1301.11a.
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Section 1301.11a. Certificate of Finder Registration.--* * *
(b) An application for a certificate of registration shall
be in writing and on the form prescribed by the State Treasurer
and accompanied by a recent full face color photograph of the
applicant. In addition to information that may be requested by
the State Treasurer, the application shall provide the
following:
1. the applicant's full name, telephone number, e-mail
address, home address and work address;
2. a statement that the applicant has not, during the ten-
year (10) period immediately preceding the submission of the
application, violated a provision of this article or been
convicted of a felony or an offense of:
(i) theft or other related offenses against property as
enumerated under 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 39 (relating to theft and
related offenses) or its equivalent if committed in another
jurisdiction;
(ii) f