Recent Actions during the 2004 Regular Session of the General Assembly [34 Pa.B. 4551] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2004 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2004 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 074 through 095
074 Jul 15 HB1117 PN4319 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--railroad protection, railroad vandalism, interference with transportation facilities and railroad civil immunity 075 Jul 15 HB1130 PN4139 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--learners' permits, drivers of emergency vehicles, Child Passenger Restraint Fund, oral hazard warnings and civil immunity for lenders of child passenger restraint systems 076 Jul 15 HB1912 PN4143 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--person with disability plate and placard, physical examinations, reports on mental or physical disabilities or disorders and determination of incompetency 077 Jul 15 HB1996 PN4282 60 days Procurement (62 Pa.C.S.)--cooperative purchasing, legislative reports and guaranteed energy savings and contracts 078 Jul 15 HB2230 PN3040 immediately Emergency Medical Services Act--support of emergency medical services 079 Jul 15 HB2351 PN3279 60 days Borough Code--retirement benefits of employees transferred to wastewater authorities 080 Jul 15 HB2433 PN4246 immediately Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Act--award of grants, expenses incurred by Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and allocation of appropriated funds 081 Jul 15 HB2467 PN3519 60 days Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act--contents of actuarial valuation report (Editor's Note: Listings for Acts 82--94 supercede the listing published at 34 Pa.B. 4103 and 4104 (August 7, 2004).) 082 Jul 15 SB0157 PN1766 immediately* Public School Code of 1949--firefighter and emergency service training as creditable high school courses, education empowerment districts and credit card marketing on college or university campus 083 Jul 15 SB0508 PN1727 60 days Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law--redemption of property and challenging foreclosure sales 084 Jul 15 SB0679 PN1549 60 days Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act--possession or transporting of liquefied ammonia gas, possession of certain precursors and chemicals used in manufacture of controlled substances and clandestine drug laboratories 085 Jul 15 SB0769 PN1654 90 days Elderly Immunization Act--enactment 086 Jul 15 SB0971 PN1340 60 days Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act--definition of ''crimes related to public office or public employment'' 087 Jul 15 SB0979 PN1779 immediately Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--child victims and witnesses 088 Jul 15 SB1039 PN1791 immediately Public Officers (65 Pa.C.S.)--definition of ''agency'' 089 Jul 15 SB1092 PN1557 60 days Fred Jaindl Memorial Highway--designation 090 Jul 15 SB1095 PN1565 60 days Chuck Mattei Interchange--designation 091 Jul 15 SB1100 PN1573 60 days General County Assessment Law--valuation of property 092 Jul 15 SB1139 PN1784 immediately Pennsylvania Construction Code Act--application of act, adoption of regulations, administration and enforcement, changes in Uniform Construction Code and exemptions 093 Jul 15 SB1184 PN1734 60 days Project 70 lands--release and imposition of restrictions on land in Scranton, Lackawanna County 094 Jul 16 HB2654 PN4249 immediately* General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.)--parking authorities and taxicabs and limousines in cities of the first class 095 Jul 20 HB0147 PN4323 immediately Tax Reform Code of 1971--film production tax credit 2004 APPROPRIATION ACTS ENACTED--ACT 037A through 039A
037A Jul 15 HB2534 PN4301 immediately Drexel University--instruction and student aid 038A Jul 15 HB2554 PN4313 immediately Franklin Institute Science Museum--maintenance expenses 039A Jul 15 HB2590 PN4317 immediately Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine--instruction in Doctor of Osteopathy program 2004 VETOES OF BILLS--VETO 004
004 Jul 21 HB2758 PN4224 General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.)--fire company reduction and closure provisions for cities of the first class * 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. 04-1537. Filed for public inspection August 20, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
