Recent Actions during the 2004 Regular Session of the General Assembly [34 Pa.B. 6501] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2004 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2004 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 154 through 182
154 Nov 29 HB1211 PN4768 immediately * Public Welfare Code--omnibus amendments 155 Nov 29 HB1860 PN4744 immediately * County Code--investment of county funds, definitions and police duties 156 Nov 29 HB1867 PN2433 60 days Tioga Navigation Company--repeal of provisions relating to fees for measuring grain in Philadelphia 157 Nov 29 HB1868 PN2434 60 days Market stalls in Philadelphia--repeal of provisions relating to farmers who lease stalls or stands in Philadelphia to sublet them 158 Nov 29 HB1929 PN3940 immediately Manufactured Housing Improvement Act--enactment 159 Nov 29 HB2155 PN4688 immediately Fish Code (30 Pa.C.S.)--auditing and reporting, classes of fishing licenses, permits related to fishing, fishing license fees and boat registration fees 160 Nov 29 HB2308 PN4745 60 days Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)--information relating to prospective child-care personnel 161 Nov 29 HB2315 PN3236 60 days Real Estate Tax Sale Law--hearing and order for judicial sale and combind judicial sales 162 Nov 29 HB2326 PN3247 60 days Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.)--tagging and reporting big game kills 163 Nov 29 HB2336 PN3289 60 days Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law--judicial sales and procedure for judicial sale of multiple properties 164 Nov 29 HB2387 PN3768 60 days Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 165 Nov 29 HB2482 PN4769 60 days State Railroad Infrastructure Act--enactment 166 Nov 29 HB2572 PN4654 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--summary offenses involving vehicles 167 Nov 29 HB2587 PN4462 immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in West Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County 168 Nov 29 HB2638 PN4649 immediately Real Estate Tax Sale Law--alternative collection of delinquent property taxes and assignment of claims by taxing district 169 Nov 29 HB2748 PN4663 immediately Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Law--part-time employees, existing local retirement systems and compulsory and optional membership and return to service relating to certain municipal employees and optional retirement plans 170 Nov 29 HB2798 PN4777 immediately * Borough Code--eligibility for elective borough office, general powers of mayor and borough powers to convey land 171 Nov 29 HB2804 PN4328 immediately Coal and Gas Resource Coordination Act--minimum distance between gas wells, voluntary agreements and validity of voluntary agreements 172 Nov 29 HB2980 PN4689 60 days Local Health Administration Law--omnibus amendments 173 Nov 29 SB0072 PN1998 immediately * Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--aggravated assault, expiration of chapter relating to wiretapping and electronic surveillance and expungement 174 Nov 29 SB0079 PN1978 immediately Dual Party Relay Service and Telecommunication Device Distribution Program Act--expanding scope of act, definitions, establishment of Print Media Access System Program and establishment of dual party relay service 175 Nov 29 SB0095 PN1939 60 days Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.) and Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 176 Nov 29 SB0109 PN1999 immediately Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--identification of incorrect debtor, summary offenses involving vehicles, law enforcement records, duration of commitment and review and assessments 177 Nov 29 SB0133 PN1982 immediately Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) and Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)-- omnibus amendments 178 Nov 29 SB0255 PN1989 immediately Alternative Fuels Incentive Act--enactment 179 Nov 29 SB0432 PN1901 immediately Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act--Wireless E-911 Emergency Services Fund 180 Nov 29 SB0668 PN1888 immediately * Uniform Crime Reporting Act--enactment 181 Nov 29 SB0673 PN1902 60 days Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Act--Agriculture Education Loan Forgiveness Program and funding 182 Nov 30 HB2528 PN3671 immediately Capital Budget Act of 2004-2005--enactment * 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, State Records Center Building, 1825 Stanley Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17103, 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. 04-2169. Filed for public inspection December 10, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
