Section 815-A. Time periods.--The assessment authorized in this article shall be imposed July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2022.
(815-A reenacted and amended June 28, 2019, P.L.168, No.19)
2018 Unconstitutionality: The amendment of section 815-A by Act 80 of 2012 was declared unconstitutional on July 18, 2018, by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in Washington v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare, 188 A.3d 1135 (Pa. 2018). In footnote 25 of its decision, the Supreme Court indicated that section 8 of Act 80 of 2012 expired on June 30, 2016. Section 8 of Act 80 of 2012 provided for the amendment of section 815-A. Section 815-A provided the time period for imposition of assessments under Article VIII-A of the Human Services Code. Section 8 of Act 80 of 2012 changed the final date for imposition of assessments from June 30, 2012, to June 30, 2016. The Supreme Court noted that Act 76 of 2016 changed the final date for imposition of assessments from June 30, 2016, to June 30, 2019. The Legislative Reference Bureau effectuated the 2018 unconstitutionality.