THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions During the 2001 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[31 Pa.B. 3304] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2001 Regular Session
2001 General Acts Enacted--Act 012 through 018
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Action Number Number Date Matter 012 May 30 HB0421 PN1787 immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Bedford County 013 May 30 HB0193 PN0173 60 days General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.)--recognition by Commonwealth departments and agencies 014 May 30 HB0101 PN1448 30 days Agricultural Area Security Law--omnibus amendments 015 May 30 HB0062 PN1879 immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Washington County 016 Jun 8 HB0023 PN2032 immediately Second Class County Code--optional assessed value limitations and assessment appeals deadline extension 017 Jun 8 HB0103 PN2033 immediately* Highways and bridges--name designations 018 Jun 8 SB0330 PN0817 immediately* Commercial Code (13 Pa.C.S.), etc.--omnibus amendments * with exceptions
Effective Dates of Statutes The effective dates specified 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.''
CARL L. MEASE,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-1117. Filed for public inspection June 22, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
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