Recent Actions during the 2003 Regular Session of the General Assembly [33 Pa.B. 3727] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2003 Regular Session.
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DateSubject Matter 2003 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 012 through 015 012 Jul 17 SB0044 PN1082 immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Dauphin and Philadelphia Counties 013 Jul 17 SB0277 PN0284 60 days Third class cities--residency requirements for firemen, fire alarm operators and fire box inspectors 014 Jul 17 SB0387 PN1076 immediately Health Care Cost Containment Act--powers and duties of council, submission, collection and dissemination of data, mandated health benefits, access to council data, enforcement and penalty and expiration 015 Jul 17 HB0782 PN2384 immediately* Liquor Code--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).
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ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau[Pa.B. Doc. No. 03-1489. Filed for public inspection August 1, 2003, 9:00 a.m.]
