Recent Actions during the 2002 Regular Session of the General Assembly [32 Pa.B. 3074] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2002 Regular Session.
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2002 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 052 through 055
052 Jun 11 SB0369 PN1998 immediately Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--police officer authorization to record oral communications 053 Jun 11 HB1933 PN3867 immediately Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 054 Jun 12 SB0769 PN1843 60 days First Class Township Code, The--civil service commission members, organization, quorum of commission and compensation 055 Jun 12 HB0529 PN0572 immediately Pennsylvania flag display authorization--memorials, caskets and funerals of police and fire departments, ambulance service, rescue squad or fire police 2002 APPROPRIATION ACTS ENACTED--ACT 001A through 005A
001A Jun 12 HB2532 PN3610 July 1, 2002 Office of Small Business Advocate--operation 002A Jun 12 HB2531 PN3609 July 1, 2002 Office of Consumer Advocate--operation 003A Jun 12 HB2528 PN3606 July 1, 2002 Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Community and Economic Development--workers' compensation, occupational diseases and Office of Small Business Advocate 004A Jun 12 HB2526 PN3604 July 1, 2002 Public School Employees' Retirement Board--administrative expenses, etc. 005A Jun 12 HB2525 PN3603 July 1, 2002 State Employees' Retirement Board--administrative expenses, etc. * 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. 02-1131. Filed for public inspection June 28, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
