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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-34

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Recent Actions During the 1995 Regular and Special Sessions of the General Assembly

[26 Pa.B. 157]

   The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 1995 Regular and Special Sessions.

1995 ACTS--Acts 71 through 80 (numerical)

Act
No.
Enactment
Date
Bill
No.
Printer's
No.
Effective
Date
Subject Matter
1995-71Dec. 14HB701PN77360 daysBorough Code--adopting property maintenance regulations and standard codes and eliminating provisions for milk inspection
1995-72Dec. 15HB48PN292860 days*Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments
1995-73Dec. 20HB409PN42960 daysCemetery companies--extending liability limitations to landowners of historic burial places
1995-74Dec. 20SB476PN1590Immediately*Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--transfer of ownership of vehicle and development of electronic lien program
1995-75Dec. 20SB578PN1591Immediately*Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments
1995-76Dec. 20HB215PN288260 days*Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)--personal and medical history information and involuntary termination of parental rights
1995-77Dec. 20HB1238PN2901Immediately*Education (24 Pa.C.S.) and State Government (71 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments
1995-78Dec. 20HB2189PN2878ImmediatelyPhosphate Detergent Act--prohibiting certain cleaning agents and extending expiration date
1995-79Dec. 21HB602PN290360 daysInsurance Company Law of 1921--omnibus amendments
1995-80Dec. 21HB1582PN2905ImmediatelyMilitary Code (51 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments

1995 APPROPRIATIONS--Acts 47A and 48A (numerical)

Act
No.
Enactment
Date
Bill
No.
Printer's
No.
Effective
Date
Subject Matter
1995-47ADec. 20SB1303PN1577ImmediatelyOrgan Donation Awareness Trust Fund--administration
1995-48ADec. 21HB2222PN2851ImmediatelyDepartment of Commerce--various pro- jects from Sunny Day Fund

*with exceptions
**line item veto

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, State Records Center Building, 1825 Stanley Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17103, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $20, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''

Legislative Bills and Documents

   Copies of Senate Bills and Documents may be obtained from: Document Room, Senate of Pennsylvania, Room 34A, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, telephone (717) 787-6732.

   Copies of House Bills and Documents may be obtained from: Document Room, House of Representatives, 35 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, telephone (717) 787-5320.

CARL MEASE,   
Acting Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-34. Filed for public inspection January 12, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]



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