Recent Actions during the 2013 Regular Session of the General Assembly [43 Pa.B. 2558]
[Saturday, May 11, 2013]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2013 Regular Session
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2013 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 002 through 003
002 Apr 18 SB0066 PN0197 Immediately Community and Economic Development Enhancement Act—omnibus amendments 003 Apr 25 HB0002 PN0537 Immediately Public School Code of 1949—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.
VINCENT C. DELIBERATO, Jr.,
Acting Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 13-846. Filed for public inspection May 10, 2013, 9:00 a.m.]
