Pennsylvania Bill Looks To Give Some Teeth To State’s Preemption Law
By Tom Knighton
When Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto decided to ignore state law and pass a gun control ordinance, I made the comment then that preemption bills need some teeth if they’re going to be the least bit effective. No one at the state level seems inclined to prosecute the rogue mayor or any members of the city council, so they seem free to do what they want.
Yet a law that’s unenforced is a law that might as well not exist. For preemption to mean anything in the state, it has to be enforced. It’s as simple as that.
So far, the only way to enforce preemption is in the courts. Yet court battles are expensive and there’s minimal negative impact for communities that flout preemption. Sure, they might have to pay attorney fees during the fight, but beyond that? Nothing.
Now, a Pennsylvania law seeks to change all of that, and the Philadelphia Inquirer seems to have a different opinion of the bill.
Sometimes, the goal sought by a piece of legislation is clear. Sometimes it isn’t. Take House Bill 1066, which was just one of several bills approved last week by the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee that could weaken …Read the Rest
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