Recent Actions during 2015 Regular Session of the General Assembly [45 Pa.B. 3797]
[Saturday, July 18, 2015]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2015 Regular Session:
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2015 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 006 through 015
006 Jun 19 HB0341 PN0363 Immediately Real and Personal Property (68 Pa.C.S.)—disclosure form 007 Jun 19 SB0293 PN0988 Feb.15, 2016* Navigator and Exchange Assister Accessibility and Regulation Act—enactment 008 Jun 26 HB0182 PN1071 60 days Pharmacy Act—authority to administer injectable medications, biologicals and immunizations 009 Jun 26 HB0863 PN1047 60 days Bellefonte Veterans Bridge—designation 010 Jun 26 SB0485 PN0425 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—impersonating a notary public or a holder of a professional or occupational license 011 Jun 29 HB131 PN1861 Immediately* Military Personnel—Residency Status for Students Act—attendance at State-related and State-owned institutions of higher learning and community colleges, applicability and eligibility 012 Jun 29 HB911 PN1878 Immediately* Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S)—emergency telephone service and establishing the 911 Fund 013 Jun 30 SB0622 PN0644 Immediately Elimination of certain reporting duties of the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee 014 Jun 30 SB0699 PN0683 Immediately Project 70 lands—release of restrictions in Plymouth Township, Luzerne County 015 Jul 1 HB1276 PN1997 Immediately Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 2015 Vetoes of Regular Session of Bills—Veto 001
001 Jun 30 HB1192 PN1959 Immediately* General Appropriations Act of 2015—enactment * denotes an effective date 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.
VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-1304. Filed for public inspection July 17, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
