An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Commonwealth agency fees, further providing for Department of Health.

PRINTER'S NO. 1570
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1374
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY OTTEN, SMITH-WADE-EL, MADDEN, RABB, GIRAL,
SCHLOSSBERG, SANCHEZ, HADDOCK, HOWARD, KINKEAD, MALAGARI,
RIVERA, HANBIDGE, O'MARA, GREEN, WARREN AND WEBSTER,
MAY 2, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 2, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in Commonwealth agency fees, further providing
for Department of Health.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 609-A(a)(6)(i) of the act of April 9,
1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of
1929, is amended and the section is amended by adding a
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subsection to read:
Section 609-A. Department of Health.--(a) The Department of
Health is authorized to charge fees for the following purposes
and in the following amounts:
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(6) Vital statistics:
[(i) Certified copy of a birth record...... 20.00]
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(a.1) The Department of Health shall provide one initial
certified copy of a birth record to each individual born in this
Commonwealth at no cost upon application of the individual. An
individual may apply to the Department of Health every four
years after an initial certified copy of a birth record is
issued under this subsection at no charge to the individual. The
Department of Health shall charge a fee of $20 for a second and
subsequent certified copy of a birth record issued during any
four-year period under this subsection.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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