Recent Actions during the 2005 Regular Session of the General Assembly [36 Pa.B. 7] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2005 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2005 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 082 through 096
082 Dec 22 SB0358 PN1141 60 days Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)--limitations in educational assistance program 083 Dec 22 SB0869 PN1406 60 days Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)--health insurance benefits extended for certain military personnel deployed while full-time students 084 Dec 22 HB1049 PN3153 60 days Barbers' License Law--barber-teacher license application, examination and barber shop operation requirements 085 Dec 22 HB1686 PN3174 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--paintball guns and paintball markers offenses, criminal mischief and sale and use of air rifles 086 Dec 22 HB1690 PN3218 60 days Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.)--unlawful devices and methods and license requirements 087 Dec 22 HB1802 PN2566 Immediately Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act--omnibus amendments 088 Dec 22 HB2041 PN3327 Immediately Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act--omnibus amendments 089 Dec 22 SB0394 PN1400 Immediately Municipal Police Pension Law--payments under existing pension plans for service increments to pensions of police officers 090 Dec 22 SB0539 PN0872 60 days Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.)--private property trespass while hunting offense and penalties 091 Dec 22 SB0573 PN1382 Immediately Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law--valuation of persons and property 092 Dec 22 SB0596 PN0616 60 days Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Borough of Ambridge, Beaver County 093 Dec 22 SB0618 PN1359 60 days Equine Activity Immunity Act--enactment 094 Dec 22 SB0712 PN1410 180 days Breach of Personal Information Notification Act--enactment 095 Dec 22 SB0736 PN1411 Immediately Pennsylvania Construction Code--regulations and applicability on certain uncertified buildings 096 Dec 22 SB0895 PN1417 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--police animals 2005 APPROPRIATION ACTS ENACTED--ACT 040A
040 Dec 22 SB1034 PN1398 Immediately General Appropriation Act of 2005--increasing State appropriation for payment of law enforcement officers' and emergency response personnel death benefits *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. 06-2. Filed for public inspection January 6, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
