Recent Actions during 2015 Regular Session of the General Assembly [45 Pa.B. 4756]
[Saturday, August 15, 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 015 through 039
015 Jul 1 HB1276 PN1997 Immediately Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 016 Jul 2 SB0397 PN1058 120 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—professional bondsmen, authorization to conduct business within each county, forfeited undertaking, private cause of action and third party sureties 017 Jul 8 SB0284 PN0783 90 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—special motorcycle plates for veterans 018 Jul 8 SB0285 PN0163 60 days Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—Veterans' Trust Fund 019 Jul 8 SB0438 PN0389 60 days Lance Corporal Joseph E. Roble Memorial Bridge—designation 020 Jul 10 HB0073 PN0064 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—counseling of sexually violent predators 021 Jul 10 HB0088 PN2000 60 days Multiple highway, road and interchange designations 022 Jul 10 HB0140 PN0124 30 days Ridesharing Arrangements Act—enactment 023 Jul 10 HB0157 PN0307 60 days Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—professional and occupational licenses, definitions and retention and certification 024 Jul 10 HB0164 PN0787 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—offense of cruelty to animals 025 Jul 10 HB0221 PN0464 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S) and Municipalities Code (53 Pa.C.S.)—continuing education requirements, powers and duties of 026 Jul 10 HB0229 PN0486 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—offense of harassment 027 Jul 10 HB0272 PN1202 60 days Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act—title, definitions and for sexual assault evidence collection program, and for rights of sexual assault victims 028 Jul 10 HB0329 PN1195 60 days Corporal John S. Valent Memorial Highway—designation 029 Jul 10 HB0501 PN2001 60 days Multiple bridge designations in multiple counties 030 Jul 10 HB0972 PN1922 60 days The Insurance Company Law of 1921—life and endowment insurance and annuities, and policy delivery 031 Jul 10 HB1071 PN1998 60 days Development Permit Extension Act—definition of ''approval'' and existing approval 032 Jul 10 SB0042 PN1025 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—issuance and content of driver's license 033 Jul 10 SB0329 PN0220 Immediately Public School Code of 1949—establishing the Ready to Succeed Scholarship Program, conferring powers and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency and the Department of Education 034 Jul 10 SB0330 PN0775 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Municipalities Code (53 Pa.C.S.)—repealing municipal housing code avoidance, neighborhood blight reclamation and revitalization, and failure to comply with a code requirement 035 Jul 10 SB0405 PN1075 60 days Corporal Bryon K. Dickson, II, Exit—designation 036 Jul 10 SB0620 PN1130 Immediately Project 70 lands—release of restrictions of land in the Borough of Carlisle, Cumberland County 037 Jul 10 SB0687 PN0673 60 days Real and Personal Property Code (68 Pa.C.S.)—planned communities, applicability of local ordinances, regulations and building codes 038 Jul 10 SB0688 PN0674 60 days Real and Personal Property Code (68 Pa.C.S.)—condominiums, applicability of local ordinances, regulations and building codes 039 Jul 31 SB0487 PN1133 60 days Insurance Company Law of 1921—limits on copayments for insured medical services provided by a physical therapist, chiropractor and occupational therapist 2015 Appropriation Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 001A through 009A
001A Jul 2 SB0812 PN1078 Immediately* Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs—support of professional licensure boards 002A Jul 2 SB0813 PN1119 Immediately* Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Community and Economic Development—expenses for Workers' Compensation Act, Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act and Office of Small Business Advocate 003A Jul 2 SB0814 PN1080 Immediately* Office of Small Business Advocate—operation 004A Jul 2 SB0815 PN0874 Immediately* Office of Consumer Advocate—operation 005A Jul 2 SB0816 PN1081 Immediately* Public School Employees' Retirement Board—administrative expenses, etc. 006A Jul 2 SB0817 PN1082 Immediately* State Employees' Retirement Board—administrative expenses, etc. 007A Jul 2 SB0818 PN0877 Immediately* Philadelphia Parking Authority—operation 008A Jul 2 SB0819 PN1083 Immediately* Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission—operation 009A Jul 2 SB0820 PN1084 Immediately* Gaming Control Appropriation Act of 2015—enactment 2015 Vetoes of Regular Session of Bills—Veto 002 through 005
002 Jul 2 HB466 PN1985 60 days Liquor Code—omnibus amendments 003 Jul 2 HB0762 PN1999 Immediately* The Public School Code of 1949—omnibus amendments 004 Jul 2 SB0655 PN1137 Immediately The Fiscal Code—omnibus amendments 005 Jul 9 SB0001 PN1132 Immediately Education (24 Pa.C.S.), Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) and State Government (71 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments * 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. 15-1489. Filed for public inspection August 14, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
