Recent Actions during the 2010 Regular Session of the General Assembly [40 Pa.B. 1729]
[Saturday, April 3, 2010]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2010 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2010 GENERAL ACTS OF REGULAR SESSION ENACTED—ACT 009 through 015
009 Mar 16 HB1533 PN1900 60 days Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—military family relief assistance 010 Mar 16 HB1783 PN2306 60 days Pfc. Justin W. Dreese Memorial Highway—designation 011 Mar 16 SB0605 PN0655 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—financial institution robbery 012 Mar 22 HB0416 PN2247 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—Impersonating the holder of a professional or occupational license 013 Mar 22 SB0206 PN0450 Immediately Prohibiting limitations of wearing official military uniforms on school property 014 Mar 22 SB0237 PN1688 Immediately* Insurance Company Law of 1921—omnibus amendments 015 Mar 22 SB0297 PN1632 60 days Oil and Gas Act—well reporting requirements * 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 $25.
Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0053, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $25, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''
ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-578. Filed for public inspection April 2, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]
