34 Recent actions during the 1995 regular and special sessions of the General Assembly

Recent Actions During the 1995 Regular and Special Sessions of the General Assembly

[26 Pa.B. 157]

   The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 1995 Regular and Special Sessions.

1995 ACTS--Acts 71 through 80 (numerical)

Act No.	Enactment Date	Bill No.	Printer's No.	Effective Date	Subject Matter
1995-71	Dec. 14	HB701	PN773	60 days	Borough Code--adopting property maintenance regulations and standard codes and eliminating provisions for milk inspection
1995-72	Dec. 15	HB48	PN2928	60 days*	Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments
1995-73	Dec. 20	HB409	PN429	60 days	Cemetery companies--extending liability limitations to landowners of historic burial places
1995-74	Dec. 20	SB476	PN1590	Immediately*	Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--transfer of ownership of vehicle and development of electronic lien program
1995-75	Dec. 20	SB578	PN1591	Immediately*	Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments
1995-76	Dec. 20	HB215	PN2882	60 days*	Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)--personal and medical history information and involuntary termination of parental rights
1995-77	Dec. 20	HB1238	PN2901	Immediately*	Education (24 Pa.C.S.) and State Government (71 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments
1995-78	Dec. 20	HB2189	PN2878	Immediately	Phosphate Detergent Act--prohibiting certain cleaning agents and extending expiration date
1995-79	Dec. 21	HB602	PN2903	60 days	Insurance Company Law of 1921--omnibus amendments
1995-80	Dec. 21	HB1582	PN2905	Immediately	Military Code (51 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments

1995 APPROPRIATIONS--Acts 47A and 48A (numerical)

Act No.	Enactment Date	Bill No.	Printer's No.	Effective Date	Subject Matter
1995-47A	Dec. 20	SB1303	PN1577	Immediately	Organ Donation Awareness Trust Fund--administration
1995-48A	Dec. 21	HB2222	PN2851	Immediately	Department of Commerce--various pro- jects from Sunny Day Fund

*with exceptions
**line item veto

Effective Dates of Statutes

   The effective dates specified above for laws and appropriation acts were contained in the applicable law or appropriation act. Where no date is specified or where the effective date specified is prior to the date of enactment, the effective date is 60 days after final enactment except for statutes making appropriations or affecting budgets of political subdivisions. See 1 Pa.C.S. §§ 1701--1704 (relating to effective dates of statutes).

Advance Copies of Statutes

   Section 1106 of Title 1 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes provides that the prothonotaries of each county shall file advance copies of statutes in their offices for public inspection until the Laws of Pennsylvania are generally available. Section 2406(h) of The Administrative Code of 1929 provides that the Department of General Services shall distribute advance sheets of the Laws of Pennsylvania to each law judge of the courts, to every county and public library of this Commonwealth, and to each member of the General Assembly. These copies shall be furnished without charge. The Department shall also mail one copy of each law enacted during any legislative session to any person who pays to it the sum of $20.

   Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore, State Records Center Building, 1825 Stanley Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17103, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $20, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''

Legislative Bills and Documents

   Copies of Senate Bills and Documents may be obtained from: Document Room, Senate of Pennsylvania, Room 34A, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, telephone [phone].

   Copies of House Bills and Documents may be obtained from: Document Room, House of Representatives, 35 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, telephone [phone].

CARL MEASE,   
Acting Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-34. Filed for public inspection January 12, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]