1870 Recent actions during 2015 regular session of the General Assembly

  • Recent Actions during 2015 Regular Session of the General Assembly

    [45 Pa.B. 6268]
    [Saturday, October 24, 2015]

     The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2015 Regular Session:

    Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter
    No. Action Number Number Date
    2015 Vetoes of Regular Session of Bills—Veto 006 through 008
    006 Sep 29 HB0224 PN2180 Immediately Public School Code of 1949—omnibus amendments
    007 Sep 29 SB1000 PN1232 Immediately General Appropriation Act of 2015
    008 Sep 29 SB1001 PN1233 Immediately Fiscal Code—omnibus amendments

     * 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.

    VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr., 
    Director
    Legislative Reference Bureau

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-1870. Filed for public inspection October 23, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]

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