Recent Actions during the 2002 Regular Session of the General Assembly [32 Pa.B. 2669] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2002 Regular Session
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2002 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 044 through 051
044 May 16 SB1240 PN1972 immediately Pennsylvania Election Code--appointment of watchers, restrictions on election district alteration and Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors Advisory Board 045 May 16 HB1459 PN1741 60 days Open Work Force Law--enactment 046 May 16 HB0247 PN3793 immediately Community Services Block Grant Act--enactment 047 May 16 HB2087 PN3684 60 days Sheriff Fee Act--fee establishment and modification and counties of second class additional fee 048 May 16 HB0402 PN0419 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--gambling devices 049 May 16 SB1007 PN1956 60 days Acupuncture Registration Act--acupuncture educational program and regulations 050 May 16 SB1014 PN1431 immediately* Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 051 May 16 SB0771 PN0863 60 days Second Class Township Code, The--compensation of auditors for conference, institute, school and convention attendance * 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. 02-953. Filed for public inspection May 31, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
