THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2001 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[31 Pa.B. 6657] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during 2001 Regular Session.
2001 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 084 through 088
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 084 Nov 21 HB0494 PN2717 60 days First Class Township Code, The--conservation district appropriations 085 Nov 21 HB0495 PN2718 60 days Borough Code, The--conservation district appropriations 086 Nov 21 HB1541 PN2719 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--major criminal offenses time limitation 087 Nov 21 HB1603 PN2743 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--paintball guns and markers unlawful carrying in vehicles 088 Nov 21 SB0977 PN1441 immediately Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--senior judge operational support grants * 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 statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore-PHMC, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0053, 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. 01-2171. Filed for public inspection December 7, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]
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