Recent Actions During the 2000 Regular Session of the General Assembly [30 Pa.B. 2898] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2000 Regular Session.
2000 Acts--Acts 20 through 23
(numerical)Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date No. No. Date Matter 2000-20 May 22 HB1099 PN3504 60 days Area Agency on Aging Services Waiting List Act--enactment 2000-21 May 22 HB945 PN3503 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--identity theft 2000-22 May 22 SB1359 PN1760 July 1, 2000 Capital Budget Act of 2000-2001--enactment 2000-23 May 24 SB2 PN1966 Immediately* Tax Reform Code of 1971--omnibus amendments 2000 Appropriations--5A through 21A
(numerical)Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date No. No. Date Matter 2000-05A May 22 SB1364 PN1765 July 1, 2000 Drexel University--instruction and student aid 2000-06A May 22 SB1365 PN1948 July 1, 2000 University of Pennsylvania--dental clinic operation, doctor of medicine instruction, veterinary activities and cardiovascular studies 2000-07A May 22 SB1366 PN1949 July 1, 2000 Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation, MCP Hahnemann University--in- struction, maintenance, student aid, minority education and recruitment programs and cardiovascular studies, etc. 2000-08A May 22 SB1368 PN1950 July 1, 2000 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine--instruction 2000-09A May 22 SB1369 PN1951 July 1, 2000 Pennsylvania College of Optometry--in- struction 2000-10A May 22 SB1374 PN1775 July 1, 2000 Fox Chase Institute for Cancer Research--operation and maintenance 2000-11A May 22 SB1375 PN1776 July 1, 2000 Wistar Institute--operation and maintenance expenses and AIDS research 2000-12A May 22 SB1376 PN1777 July 1, 2000 Central Penn Oncology Group--operation 2000-13A May 22 SB1377 PN1778 July 1, 2000 St. Francis Hospital--cardiovascular studies 2000-14A May 22 SB1378 PN1779 July 1, 2000 Lancaster Cleft Palate--treatment 2000-15A May 22 SB1379 PN1780 July 1, 2000 Pittsburgh Cleft Palate--treatment 2000-16A May 22 SB1380 PN1781 July 1, 2000 Burn Foundation--treatment 2000-17A May 22 SB1381 PN1952 July 1, 2000 Children's Institute, The--treatment and rehabilitation of children and young adults with disabling diseases 2000-18A May 22 SB1382 PN1783 July 1, 2000 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The--comprehensive patient care for children, maintenance and operation 2000-19A May 22 SB1383 PN1784 July 1, 2000 Beacon Lodge Camp--services to the blind 2000-20A May 22 SB1391 PN1792 July 1, 2000 Arsenal Family and Children's Center--operation 2000-21A May 24 SB1 PN1955 Immediately* General Appropriation Act of 2000--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.
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. 00-975. Filed for public inspection June 9, 2000, 9:00 a.m.]
