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The Borough Code has been in its current form since 1966 and contains many provisions that are archaic or in conflict with other statutes. Thus, the Pennsylvania State Association of Boroughs (PSAB) established the Borough Code Revision Committee as an ad hoc committee in 2003. The committee formally requested the ongoing participation, technical advice, and expertise of Commission staff in this comprehensive Code revision, based on the Commission's experience with the Second Class Township Code Recodification in 1995 and efforts on the Third Class City Code Recodification (introduced as Senate Bill 874 in the 2011-2012 Legislative Session). The Commission staff worked on a section-by-section review and modernization of the Borough Code along with PSAB staff members and several borough officials. The Commission regularly attended work sessions, drafted suggested revised language, and provided other assistance to the committee in this complicated effort. At work sessions, the committee carried out a sequential review of each article of the Borough Code by surveying PSAB members to identify possible amendments and asking Commission staff to comment on any potential changes. With the committee completing its review of all the articles, Commission staff produced an executive summary explaining the highlights of the proposed changes article-by-article, a commentary explaining the highlights section-by-section, and disposition and derivation tables to show where existing sections may have been relocated and from where new sections have originated. The Local Government Commission introduced the proposed recodification as House Bill 1702 during the 2011-2012 Legislative Session. On December 19, 2011, the House of Representatives voted on and passed House Bill 1702. Subsequently, the Senate Local Government Committee amended the bill and reported it out on January 18, 2012, as Printer's Number 2962. The bill was reported as amended from the Senate Appropriations Committee as Printer's Number 3331 on April 2, 2012. House Bill 1702 passed the Senate on May 1, 2012, and has subsequently been returned to the House of Representatives for concurrence on Senate amendments. Downloads:
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