THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions During the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[28 Pa.B. 274] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 1997 Regular Session.
1997 ACTS--Acts 58 through 66 (numerical)
Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date No. No. Date Matter 1997-58 Dec. 16 HB1412 PN2655 Immediately* Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 1997-59 Dec. 19 SB577 PN1475 Immediately Public School Code of 1949--sale of unused and unnecessary lands and buildings 1997-60 Dec. 19 SB1160 PN1434 Immediately Airport Divestiture Act--enactment 1997-61 Dec. 19 HB21 PN2521 Immediately Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act--actuarial valuation report contents 1997-62 Dec. 19 HB474 PN2576 Immediately Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--unlawful contact or communication with minor and solvent sale or illegal use 1997-63 Dec. 19 HB836 PN2073 Immediately New Home Construction Local Tax Abatement Act--exemption procedure 1997-64 Dec. 19 HB959 PN2660 Immediately* First Class Township Code, The--mercantile and business privilege tax on gross receipts, authorization to levy, assess and collect 1997-65 Dec. 19 HB1125 PN2590 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--unauthorized administration of intoxicant and drug-induced rape penalties 1997-66 Dec. 19 HB1463 PN2699 Immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Huntingdon and Union counties
1997 APPROPRIATION--Act 45A (numerical)
Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date No. No. Date Matter 1997-45A Dec. 19 HB7 PN2691 Immediately General Appropriation Act of 1997--Auditor General and Department of State additional appropriations and Insurance Department Federal appropriation * 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.
Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of the 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, (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, (717) 787-5320.
CARL MEASE,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-78. Filed for public inspection January 16, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]
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