HB 2832 — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, providing for event venue indoor space operation.

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43972832 THE2020 GENERALINTTOPPER, ASSEMBLYSNYDER, OFBERNSTINE, PENNSYLVANIAWARNER, HOUSESCHMITT, BILLCAUSER, SessionCOX,ROWE, REESE, DUNBAR, MIHALEK, PUSKARIC, O'NEAL, COOK, GAYDOS, STRUZZI, MIZGORSKI, MILLARD AND HICKERNELL, AUGUST 31, 2020 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, AUGUST 31, 2020 AN ACT Amending the act of No.April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the Executive Department thereof and the administrativeth by the departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof, including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or Teachers Colleges;

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KELLER, AUGUST 31, 2020 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 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;

providing for the appointment of certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards, and commissions;

ands,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 bebes of determined," providing for event venue indoor space operation.

ARTICLE I-B EVENT VENUE INDOOR SPACE FACILITY OPERATION <-- Section 101-B.

"Designated county." A county designated by executive order <-- in the yellow or green phase of reopening.

"PERFORMANCE VENUE." AS FOLLOWS:

<-- (1) THE TERM INCLUDES ANY LOCATION AT WHICH CONCERTS, MUSICAL PERFORMANCES OR DRAMAS TAKE PLACE BEFORE A PUBLIC AUDIENCE.

(2) THE TERM DOES NOT INCLUDE A NIGHT CLUB OR MUSIC FESTIVAL VENUE.

20200HB2832PN4397 - 2 - "SPORTS FACILITY." A SPORTING VENUE AT WHICH SPORTS TEAMS THAT ARE NOT AFFILIATED WITH A SCHOOL TRAIN OR COMPETE BEFORE A PUBLIC AUDIENCE.

An event venue (A) GENERAL RULE.--EXCEPT AS PROVIDED UNDER <-- SUBSECTION (B), A SPORTS FACILITY OR PERFORMANCE VENUE with inside seating in existence on the effective date of this section may, beginning on the effective date of this section, begin operation on the inside seating portion of the event <-- venue.

SPORTS FACILITY OR PERFORMANCE VENUE.

<-- (B) EXCEPTION.--A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH OPERATES A SPORTS FACILITY SHALL APPROVE ITS OPERATION UNDER SUBSECTION (A) PRIOR TO USE OF THE SPORTS FACILITY'S INSIDE SEATING PORTION.

(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply to event venues <-- SPORTS FACILITIES AND PERFORMANCE VENUES operating under section <-- 102-B.

20200HB2832PN4311 - 2 - (b) Guidelines.--The following shall apply:

(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), an event <-- venue SPORTS FACILITIES AND PERFORMANCE VENUES shall follow <-- guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Commonwealth regarding business and building operations.

(2) An event venue A SPORTS FACILITY OR PERFORMANCE <-- VENUE may, consistent with guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Commonwealth regarding business and building operations, use suitable barriers in addition to social distancing requirements.

(c) Applicable practices.--An event venue A SPORTS FACILITY <-- OR PERFORMANCE VENUE shall, to the extent possible, follow 20200HB2832PN4397 - 3 - applicable practices of the:

<-- (1) The World Health Organization's mass gathering guidance, titled "Key planning recommendations for mass gatherings in the context of COVID-19," published May 29, 2020.

THE(d) WORLDLimitation.--An <--event HEALTHvenue ORGANIZATION'Smay MASSnot GATHERINGuse GUIDANCE,more TITLEDthan "KEY50% PLANNINGof RECOMMENDATIONSthe FORevent MASSvenue's GATHERINGSseating INcapacity THEduring CONTEXToperation. OF COVID-19," PUBLISHED MAY 29, 2020.

(d) Limitation.--An event venue A SPORTS FACILITY OR <-- PERFORMANCE VENUE may not use more than 50% of the event venue's <-- SPORTS FACILITY'S OR PERFORMANCE VENUE'S seating capacity during <-- operation.

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