Recent Actions during the 2014 Regular Session of the General Assembly [44 Pa.B. 6552]
[Saturday, October 11, 2014]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during 2014 Regular Session
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2014 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 131 through 138
131 Sep 24 HB1177 PN4092 Immediately* General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 132 Sep 24 HB0993 PN3903 60 days Public Welfare Code—changing the name of the Department of Public Welfare to the Department of Human Services, transition period and establishing a toll-free DHS fraud tip line 133 Sep 24 SB0601 PN1266 60 days Law and Justice (44 Pa.C.S.) and Legal Notices (45 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 134 Sep 24 SB0990 PN1215 90 days Acupuncture Licensure Act—medical diagnosis and liability insurance 135 Sep 24 HB1052 PN3691 60 days Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code—contents of subdivision and land development ordinance 136 Sep 24 HB1558 PN4073 60 days Cosmetology Law—eligibility requirements for examination, limited licenses and practice of massage therapy in cosmetology salon or esthetician salon 137 Sep 24 SB1155 PN2112 60 days Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act—Aggregate Advisory Board 138 Sep 27 SB1197 PN2272 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments * denotes an effective date with exceptions
Effective Dates of Statutes The effective dates specified previously 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 $25.
Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $25, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''
VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2087. Filed for public inspection October 10, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
