Recent Actions during the 2012 Regular Session of the General Assembly [42 Pa.B. 3201]
[Saturday, June 9, 2012]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2012 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2012 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 034 through 052
034 May 8 HB0469 PN2756 60 days Practical Nurse Law—violations 035 May 8 HB0470 PN2757 60 days Professional Nursing Law—use of title 036 May 8 HB1500 PN3336 Immediately* Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)— omnibus amendments 037 May 8 HB1827 PN2345 60 days Mary Ellen Tiesi Memorial 9-11 Bridge— redesignation 038 May 8 SB0354 PN1354 60 days REAL ID Nonparticipation Act—enactment 039 May 8 SB0539 PN0545 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—grading and penalties 040 May 8 SB1141 PN1909 60 days Manufactured Housing Improvement Act—coverage to relocated housing expanded 041 May 17 HB0061 PN0029 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—collection of court costs, restitution and fines by private collection agency 042 May 17 HB1546 PN3167 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—powers and duties of the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission 043 May 17 HB1702 PN3331 60 days Borough Code—reenactment and omnibus amendments 044 May 17 HB2045 PN2814 60 days Sergeant Robert W. Hartsock Memorial Bridge—designation 045 May 17 HB2133 PN2978 60 days Sergeant Joseph M. Garrison Memorial Bridge—designation 046 May 17 HB2192 PN3077 60 days First Lieutenant Colby J. Umbrell Memorial Bridge—designation 047 May 17 HB2246 PN3195 60 days First Lieutenant Travis Lemma Manion Memorial Bridge—designation 048 May 22 HB1862 PN2400 60 days Private First Class Edward Ritsick Memorial Bridge—designation 049 May 22 HB1955 PN2686 60 days Staff Sergeant Richard J. Tieman Memorial Highway—designation 050 May 22 HB1956 PN2687 60 days Master Sergeant Benjamin F. Bitner Memorial Highway—designation 051 May 22 HB2134 PN2979 60 days Insurance Department Act of 1921—exemptions and supplemental provisions and rules 052 May 24 HB2271 PN3255 60 days PFC Robert ''Piney Decker'' Nadolski Memorial Bridge—designation 2012 Vetoes of Regular Session of Bills—Veto 001
001 May 18 SB0342 PN0549 60 days Occupational Therapy Practice Act—omnibus amendments * denotes an effective date with exceptions
Effective Dates of Statutes The effective dates specified previously 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).
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Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $25, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''
ROBERT ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-1039. Filed for public inspection June 8, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]
