GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2002 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[32 Pa.B. 1722] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during 2002 Regular Session.
2002 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 013 through 017
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective No. Action Number Number Date Subject Matter 013 Mar 20 HB1802 PN3420 immediately* Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (Mcare) Act--enactment 014 Mar 22 HB1157 PN3319 60 days Local Tax Collection Law--agreements for joint tax collection districts and delinquent tax collectors 015 Mar 22 HB1758 PN3240 60 days Kittanning Citizens' Bridge, Nicholson Veterans Memorial Bridge and Leonard C. Miller Bridge--designations 016 Mar 22 SB0978 PN1174 60 days Real Estate Tax Sale Law--alternative collection of taxes 017 Mar 22 SB0768 PN0858 60 days Borough Code, The--salaries of borough councils and mayors * 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, 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. 02-519. Filed for public inspection April 5, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
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