Recent Actions during the 2011 Regular Session of the General Assembly [41 Pa.B. 6667]
[Saturday, December 10, 2011]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2011 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2011 GENERAL ACTS of Regular Session ENACTED—ACT 082 through 106
082 Oct 27 HB0389 PN0353 60 days George W. Niblock Bridge—designation 083 Oct 27 SB0389 PN1200 60 days Public School Code of 1949—further defining ''vocational agricultural education'' 084 Nov 3 HB0278 PN2419 Immediately The Second Class Township Code—competitive bidding of contracts 085 Nov 3 HB0279 PN2420 Immediately The First Class Township Code—general regulations concerning contracts, evasion of advertising requirements and separate specifications for branches of work 086 Nov 3 HB0284 PN2424 Immediately The County Code—commissioners sole contractors for county, contract procedures, terms and bonds, advertising for bids, and evasion of advertising requirements, bids for plumbing, heating, ventilating, electrical work, elevators and moving stairs 087 Nov 3 HB0288 PN2426 60 days Public Auditorium Authorities Law—increasing the dollar amount of supplies and materials which may be purchased without advertising 088 Nov 3 HB0289 PN2429 Immediately Municipal Flood Control—competitive bidding of contracts 089 Nov 3 HB0290 PN2626 Immediately* Second Class County Code—omnibus amendments 090 Nov 3 HB0291 PN2428 Immediately General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.) and Transportation (74 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 091 Nov 3 SB0282 PN1584 Immediately The Third Class County Code—contracts relating to purchasing and advertising requirements 092 Nov 3 SB0285 PN1587 Immediately The Borough Code—regulation of contracts, evasion of advertising requirements and certain purchase contracts 093 Nov 3 SB0286 PN1667 Immediately Regulation of contracts, adjustment, evasion of advertising requirements and separate bids for plumbing, heating, ventilating and electrical work for buildings of incorporated towns 094 Nov 3 SB0290 PN1592 Immediately Political Subdivision Joint Purchases Law—amount of purchases subject to certain conditions 095 Nov 3 SB0292 PN1594 Immediately Flood Control Law—contracts and acquisition of property and adjustments 096 Nov 3 SB0295 PN1596 Immediately Housing Authorities Law—awards of contracts, completion bond, additional bond for protection of materialmen and others 097 Nov 3 SB0296 PN1597 60 days Public School Code of 1949—omnibus amendments 098 Nov 9 SB0314 PN1724 120 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—use of interactive wireless communications devices for text-based communications while operating motor vehicles prohibited 099 Nov 9 HB1459 PN1765 Immediately The Third Class City Code—promotions in civil service 100 Nov 9 HB1460 PN1766 Immediately The First Class Township Code—examinations, eligibility list and manner of filling appointments in civil service for police and firemen 101 Nov 9 SB0200 PN1637 Immediately* Safety in Youth Sports Act—enactment 102 Nov 9 SB0566 PN1032 60 days ''Stan the Man'' Musial Bridge—designation 103 Nov 22 HB0563 PN0619 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—motorcycle safety education program 104 Nov 22 HB1461 PN2625 Immediately* The Borough Code—appointments and incompatible offices and background investigations and examinations for police and firemen 105 Nov 22 SB0458 PN1299 Immediately Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966—certain terminology updated and modernized 106 Nov 22 SB0834 PN1669 Immediately Counties (Title 16)—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 (Department) 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.
ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 11-2100. Filed for public inspection December 9, 2011, 9:00 a.m.]
