Recent Actions during the 2000 Regular Session of the General Assembly [30 Pa.B. 6325] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2000 Regular Session.
2000 ACTS--ACTS 87 through 93
(numerical)Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date Number Number Date Matter 2000-87 Nov. 22 HB165 PN153 Immediately Repeals obsolete law pertaining to second and fourth class county fire training schools for municipal paid and volunteer fireman 2000-88 Nov. 22 HB1443 PN4120 60 days Real and Personal Property (68 Pa.C.S.)-- public lands 2000-89 Nov. 22 HB2533 PN4073 Immediately Banking Code of 1965--omnibus amendments 2000-90 Nov. 22 HB2139 PN3974 Immediately Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)-- State Veterans Commission and military leaves of absence 2000-91 Nov. 22 SB1403 PN2335 Immediately* Public School Code of 1949--omnibus amendments 2000-92 Nov. 22 HB1523 PN3460 60 days Names (54 Pa.C.S.)--resumption of surname for party in divorce action 2000-93 Nov. 22 HB1416 PN1659 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--school officers civil immunity relating to emergency care, first aid and rescue 2000 JOINT RESOLUTIONS--JR 1
(numerical)JR Filing Bill Printer's Prior Subject No. Date Number Number Passage Matter 2000-JR1 Nov. 22 SB231 PN2191 JR1998-3 Legislative reapportionment and judicial retirement--Legislative Reapportionment Commission organization and functions and judges and district justices retirement * 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.''
CARL L. MEASE,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 00-2120. Filed for public inspection December 8, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
