Recent Actions During the 2002 Regular Session of the General Assembly [32 Pa.B. 2195] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during 2002 Regular Session
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2002 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 030 through 039
030 Apr 17 SB0016 PN1842 immediately Municipal Police Pension Law--members benefits and
payment into police pension funds031 Apr 17 HB1536 PN3477 60 days Borough Code, The--shade tree commission composition 032 Apr 17 HB1923 PN3463 60 days Recorder of Deeds Fee Law--document recording fee in home rule charter counties 033 Apr 17 HB2129 PN2841 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--unlawful possession of retail or
library theft instruments034 Apr 18 HB2545 PN3726 immediately* Congressional Redistricting Act of 2002--enactment 035 Apr 18 SB0705 PN1860 60 days Public School Code of 1949--integrated pest management
programs in schools036 Apr 18 HB1289 PN3678 immediately* Public School Code of 1949--unfunded debt in distressed
school districts approval, educational assessment centers and notification of school pesticide treatments037 Apr 23 HB2048 PN2698 60 days Conveyance--reversion of Commonwealth property in
Northampton County038 Apr 23 HB0027 PN3727 immediately* Education (24 Pa.C.S.) and State Government (71 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 039 Apr 23 HB1935 PN3725 immediately Main Street Act--enactment * 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.
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CARL L. MEASE,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-781. Filed for public inspection May 3, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
