Recent Actions During the 1996 Regular and Special Sessions of the General Assembly [26 Pa.B. 2704] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 1995 Regular and Special Sessions.
1996 ACTS--Acts 43 through 48 (numerical) Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date No. No. Date Matter 1996-43 May 22 HB1940 PN3484 60 days Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act--omnibus amendments 1996-44 May 22 HB2042 PN2541 Immediately* Commercial Code (13 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 1996-45 May 22 HB2140 PN2674 60 days Food Act--adulterated food 1996-46 May 22 HB814 PN3440 Immediately Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (42 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 1996-47 May 22 HB2063 PN3342 Immediately Fire and Panic Act--smoke detectors in class VI buildings 1996-48 May 22 HB1944 PN2566 Immediately Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.)--permits for disabled persons and fee for temporary permit 1996 SPECIAL SESSION ACT--Act 1 (numerical) Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date No. No. Date Matter 1996-1 May 22 SB2 PN29 Immediately Emergency Management Services Code (35 Pa.C.S.)--special powers of local agencies *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.''
Legislative Bills and Documents Copies of Senate Bills and Documents may be obtained from: Document Room, Senate of Pennsylvania, Room 34A, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, telephone (717) 787-6732.
Copies of House Bills and Documents may be obtained from: Document Room, House of Representatives, 35 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, telephone (717) 787-5320.
CARL MEASE,
Acting Director[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-917. Filed for public inspection June 7, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
