THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions During the 1996 Regular and Special Sessions of the General Assembly
[26 Pa.B. 861] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 1995 Regular and Special Sessions.
1996 ACTS--Acts 1 through 6 (numerical)
Act
No.Enactment
DateBill
No.Printer's
No.Effective
DateSubject
Matter1996-1 Feb. 7 HB1076 PN2883 60 days Municipal Claim and Tax Lien Law--attorney fees in municipal claims and certified mail notification to property owners of petitions or rules 1996-2 Feb. 7 HB76 PN2930 Immediately Ohiopyle State Park--granting restricted right-of-way allowing cable television transmission lines to cross property 1996-3 Feb. 7 SB619 PN1633 60 days Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (42 Pa.C.S.)--confidential mediation communications and documents and collection of restitution, reparation, fees, costs, fines and penalties 1996-4 Feb. 7 SB725 PN1635 60 days Amusement Ride Inspection Act--accident records and reports 1996-5 Feb. 15 HB908 PN2979 Immediately Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (42 Pa.C.S.)--exceptions relating to attachment of personal earnings 1996-6 Feb. 15 HB2009 PN2490 Immediately First class cities--medical examiners authorized to arrange for embalming of bodies and good faith immunity for persons acting under authorization
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 PA, 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. 96-281. Filed for public inspection March 1, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]
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