Recent Actions During the 2005 Regular Session of the General Assembly [35 Pa.B. 4176] 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 044 through 058
044 Jul 7 HB1521 PN2570 Immediately Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (42 Pa.C.S.), Legislature (46 Pa.C.S.) and State Government (71 Pa.C.S.)--compensation 045 Jul 13 HB0003 PN2571 Immediately Environmental Resources (27 Pa.C.S.)-- omnibus amendments 046 Jul 13 HB0628 PN2564 Immediately* Public School Code--omnibus amendments 047 Jul 14 HB0086 PN1945 Immediately Department of Conservation and Natural Resources--agree to hold and save United States Army Corps of Engineers free from certain damages arising from certain construction projects 048 Jul 14 HB0107 PN2567 60 days Health Savings Account Act--enactment 049 Jul 14 HB0139 PN1313 60 days Municipalities Generally (53 Pa.C.S.)-- codifying the Optional County Affordable Housing Funds Act 050 Jul 14 HB0489 PN2522 Immediately* Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 051 Jul 14 HB0612 PN2100 60 days Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Act--definitions 052 Jul 14 HB0823 PN2569 Immediately Capital Budget Authorization and Highway Project Itemization Act of 2005-2006--enactment 053 Jul 14 HB1304 PN2562 Immediately Library Code--fiscal year waiver of standards and State-aid for 2005-2006 054 Jul 14 HB1650 PN2489 Immediately Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.)--resident, nonresident and tourist fishing licenses 055 Jul 14 SB0147 PN0132 60 days Public School Code of 1949--technical assistance and information provided by department 056 Jul 14 SB0406 PN1059 60 days James E. Russo Highway, Senator Albert V. ''Bud'' Belan Bridge, Major Richard D. Winters Bridge, Amvets POW-MIA Memorial Bridge, Russell P. Letterman Wild Area and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway--designations 057 Jul 14 SB0565 PN1038 Immediately County Code--qualifications, eligibility and compensation for district attorneys 058 Jul 14 SB0706 PN1013 60 days General Richard Butler Bridge--designation 2005 APPROPRIATION ACTS ENACTED--ACT 009A through 038A
009A Jul 14 HB0824 PN2523 Immediately Pennsylvania State University--education and general expenses, agricultural research and extension services, Pennsylvania College of Technology and debt service related to Williamsport Area Community College 010A Jul 14 HB0825 PN2524 Immediately University of Pittsburgh--student life initiatives, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, recruitment and retention of disadvantaged students, and rural education outreach 011A Jul 14 HB0826 PN2525 Immediately Temple University--recruitment and retention of disadvantaged students 012A Jul 14 HB0827 PN2416 Immediately Lincoln University--education and general expenses 013A Jul 14 HB0828 PN2526 Immediately Drexel University--instruction and student aid 014A Jul 14 HB0829 PN2527 Immediately University of Pennsylvania--dental clinics, doctor of medicine program, veterinary activities, and cardiovascular studies 015A Jul 14 HB0830 PN2528 Immediately Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation--Colleges of Medicine, Public Health, Nursing and Health Professions, continuation of pediatric services 016A Jul 14 HB0831 PN2529 Immediately Thomas Jefferson University--instruction in doctor of medicine program, maintenance, College of Allied Health Sciences, student aid and Children's Heart Hospital 017A Jul 14 HB0832 PN2530 Immediately Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine--instruction in doctor of osteopathy program 018A Jul 14 HB0833 PN2531 Immediately Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine--instruction in doctor of osteopathy program 019A Jul 14 HB0834 PN2532 Immediately Pennsylvania College of Optometry--instruction 020A Jul 14 HB0835 PN2533 Immediately University of the Arts, Philadelphia--instruction and student aid 021A Jul 14 HB0836 PN2534 Immediately Berean Training and Industrial School-- operation and maintenance expenses, payment of debt service 022A Jul 14 HB0837 PN2535 Immediately Johnson Technical Institute of Scranton-- operation and maintenance expenses 023A Jul 14 HB0838 PN2536 Immediately Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades--operation and maintenance expenses 024A Jul 14 HB0839 PN2537 Immediately Fox Chase Institute for Cancer Research--operation and maintenance of cancer research program 025A Jul 14 HB0840 PN2538 Immediately Wistar Institute--operation and maintenance expenses and AIDS research 026A Jul 14 HB0841 PN2407 Immediately Central Penn Oncology Group--operation 027A Jul 14 HB0842 PN2539 Immediately Lancaster Cleft Palate--outpatient-inpatient treatment 028A Jul 14 HB0843 PN2540 Immediately Burn Foundation, Philadelphia--outpatient and inpatient treatment 029A Jul 14 HB0844 PN2541 Immediately Children's Institute--treatment and rehabilitation of certain persons with disabling diseases 030A Jul 14 HB0845 PN2542 Immediately Children's Hospital of Philadelphia--comprehensive patient care and general maintenance and operation 031A Jul 14 HB0846 PN0879 Immediately Beacon Lodge Camp--services to the blind 032A Jul 14 HB0847 PN2543 Immediately Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh--operations and maintenance expenses, and purchase of apparatus, supplies and equipment 033A Jul 14 HB0848 PN2544 Immediately Franklin Institute Science Museum--maintenance expenses 034A Jul 14 HB0849 PN2545 Immediately Academy of Natural Sciences--maintenance expenses 035A Jul 14 HB0850 PN2546 Immediately African-American Museum--operating expenses 036A Jul 14 HB0851 PN2547 Immediately Everhart Museum--operating expenses 037A Jul 14 HB0852 PN2548 Immediately Mercer Museum--operating expenses 038A Jul 14 HB0853 PN2549 Immediately Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts--operating expenses * 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. 05-1425. Filed for public inspection July 29, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
