Recent Actions during the 2005 Regular Session of the General Assembly [35 Pa.B. 4086] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2005 Regular Session
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2005 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 038 through 043
038 Jul 6 HB1646 PN2433 Immediately* Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 039 Jul 6 SB462 PN1056 Immediately* Liquor Code--omnibus amendments 040 Jul 7 HB0176 PN2565 Immediately* Tax Reform Code of 1971--omnibus amendments 041 Jul 7 HB0182 PN2563 Immediately Fiscal Code--omnibus amendments 042 Jul 7 HB1168 PN2560 Immediately Public Welfare Code--omnibus amendments 043 Jul 7 SB0086 PN1054 Immediately Domestic Relations (23 Pa.C.S.)--consolidating the support law, providing for property of persons liable for support expenses and providing for disposition of complaints 2005 APPROPRIATION ACTS ENACTED--ACT 001A through 008A
001A Jul 7 HB0815 PN2568 Immediately General Appropriation Act of 2005--enactment 002A Jul 7 SB0608 PN0640 Immediately State Employees' Retirement Board--administrative expenses, etc. 003A Jul 7 SB0609 PN0641 Immediately Public School Employees' Retirement Board--administrative expenses, etc. 004A Jul 7 SB0610 PN0642 Immediately Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs--operation of professional licensure boards 005A Jul 7 SB0611 PN0643 Immediately Department of Labor and Industry and the Department of Community and Economic Development--workers' compensation, occupational diseases and Office of Small Business Advocate 006A Jul 7 SB0612 PN0644 Immediately Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission --operation 007A Jul 7 SB0613 PN0645 Immediately Office of Consumer Advocate--operation 008A Jul 7 SB0614 PN0646 Immediately Office of Small Business Advocate--operation * 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.
Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore, PHMC, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0053, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $20, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''
ROBERT ZECH,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-1376. Filed for public inspection July 22, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
