Recent Actions during the 2006 Regular Session of the General Assembly [36 Pa.B. 6847]
[Saturday, November 11, 2006]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2006 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2006 GENERAL ACTS OF REGULAR SESSION ENACTED--ACT 120 THROUGH 132
120 Oct 27 HB0126 PN4579 Immediately State Government (71 Pa.C.S.)--State Employees' Retirement Board administrative duties, defining ''alternative investment'' and ''alternative investment vehicle'' 121 Oct 27 HB0632 PN4757 60 days Solicitation of Funds for Charitable Purposes Act--audit of certain financial reports 122 Oct 27 HB1285 PN4714 60 days Transportation (74 Pa.C.S.) and Vehicles (75 Pa.C.S.)--revocation or suspension of operating privilege 123 Oct 27 HB2042 PN3962 60 days Clean Streams Law--penalties; limitation on certain actions 124 Oct 27 HB2472 PN4580 July 1, 2007 Farmers' Market Development Act--enactment 125 Oct 27 HB2631 PN4639 90 days Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act--disclosure at initial interview and defining ''commercial property'' 126 Oct 27 SB0063 PN1988 60 days Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)--exception to oral examination for members of active military, reserves or Pennsylvania Nation Guard on active duty; child protective services investigative reports and county agency protective services requirements 127 Oct 27 SB0599 PN1991 60 days Extending Bernard (Benny) J. Dombrow- ski Memorial Highway, Armed Forces and Veterans Memorial Highway designation, Beech Creek Veterans Memorial Bridge designation, Rosa Parks Memorial Highway designation and Senator Hank Salvatore Drive designation 128 Oct 27 SB0972 PN2098 Immediately* Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act--definition of ''emergency physician'' in Health Care Retention Program, abatement program and expiration 129 Oct 27 SB0983 PN2112 60 days Vital Statistics Law of 1953--registration districts, local registrars' duties and death and fetal death registration 130 Oct 27 SB1148 PN1894 60 days Second Class City Policemen Relief Law--benefits for pensioners, surviving spouses, children and parents of police officers 131 Oct 27 SB1242 PN2105 Immediately Port of Pittsburgh Commission Act--definition of ''port district'' 132 Oct 28 SB1158 PN1661 Immediately Residential Visitability Design Tax Credit Act--enactment 2006 VETOES OF REGULAR SESSION OF BILLS--VETO 007 THROUGH 008
007 Oct 27 HB1813 PN4619 Dec 1, 2006 Allocation of funds to county mental health and mental retardation programs 008 Oct 27 HB2545 PN4515 Immediately* General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.)--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.
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 $20, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''
ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-2193. Filed for public inspection November 9, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
