Recent Actions during the 2003 Regular Session of the General Assembly [34 Pa.B. 377] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2003 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2003 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 054 through 067
054 Dec 30 HB0066 PN2958 immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Warren County and release and imposition of restrictions 055 Dec 30 HB1718 PN3116 immediately Tobacco Settlement Act--limits on supersedeas bond requirements 056 Dec 30 HB1018 PN3140 90 days* Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act--Statewide integrated wireless E-911 State plan, Wireless E-911 Emergency Services Fund, collection of E-911 surcharge from wireless customers and annual reporting, etc. 057 Dec 30 HB0051 PN3049 immediately* General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.)--powers and duties of authorities 058 Dec 30 HB1000 PN3114 60 days Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act--licensing requirements and penalties 059 Dec 30 HB1279 PN3115 immediately Liquor Code--powers and duties of Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, wine marketing, sales on Saint Patrick's Day and wine purchased for consumption at a restaurant 060 Dec 30 HB1674 PN2949 immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in City and County of Philadelphia 061 Dec 30 HB0485 PN2706 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--municipal corporation portion of fines and immunity of State parole officers and county probation officers 062 Dec 30 HB0999 PN1172 60 days Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Education Act--enactment 063 Dec 30 SB0586 PN1203 60 days* Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.)--jurisdiction and penalties, suspension of licenses, unlawful taking or possession of game or wildlife, denial or revocation of license and license costs and fees 064 Dec 30 SB0924 PN1244 immediately* Tobacco Product Manufacturer Directory Act--enactment 065 Dec 30 SB0145 PN1320 immediately* General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.)--municipal police education and training and reimbursement 066 Dec 30 SB0271 PN0273 immediately* Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce Beltway--designation 067 Dec 30 SB0970 PN1308 immediately General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.)--revival of expired authority * denotes an effective date with exceptions
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--PHMC, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0053, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $20, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''
ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-85. Filed for public inspection January 16, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
