THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2003 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[34 Pa.B. 375] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2003 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2003 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 044 through 053
044 Dec 23 HB0044 PN3148 immediately* Public Welfare Code--exempting certain persons from Federal law relating to public assistance and establishing the Health Care Provider Retention Account and the Health Care Provider Retention Program 045 Dec 23 HB1133 PN3159 immediately* Fiscal Code--omnibus amendments 046 Dec 23 HB0200 PN3160 immediately* Tax Reform Code of 1971--omnibus amendments 047 Dec 23 HB0172 PN3158 immediately* Administrative Code of 1929--omnibus amendments 048 Dec 23 SB0080 PN1341 immediately Public School Code of 1949--omnibus amendments 049 Dec 23 SB0870 PN1312 immediately Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act--increasing limitation on redevelopment assistance capital projects 050 Dec 23 SB0483 PN1319 immediately* Insurance Company Law of 1929--providing for life insurance applications and extending expiration date of provisions relating to health care insurance individual accessibility 051 Dec 23 HB0521 PN3062 immediately Keystone Opportunity Zone and Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone Act--omnibus amendments 052 Dec 23 SB0850 PN1315 immediately Project 70 lands--Commonwealth property in Lackawanna County 053 Dec 23 HB0088 PN3082 60 days Workers' Compensation Act--schedule of compensation 2003 APPROPRIATION ACTS ENACTED--ACT 009A through 040A
009A Dec 23 HB1589 PN3161 immediately First Supplemental General Appropriation Act of 2003--enactment 010A Dec 23 HB1374 PN3142 immediately Pennsylvania State University--operation, medical education, children's hospital, agricultural research and extension services, debt service, etc. 011A Dec 23 HB1375 PN3143 immediately University of Pittsburgh--operation, doctor of medicine instruction, education, dental and psychiatric clinics, rural education outreach, etc. 012A Dec 23 HB1376 PN3149 immediately Temple University--operation, instruction, dental clinics, podiatric medicine, etc. 013A Dec 23 HB1377 PN3144 immediately Lincoln University--education and general expenses 014A Dec 23 HB1378 PN3150 immediately Drexel University--instruction and student aid 015A Dec 23 HB1379 PN3151 immediately University of Pennsylvania--dental clinics, doctor of medicine instruction, veterinary activities, cardiovascular studies and University of Pennsylvania Museum maintenance and purchases 016A Dec 23 HB1380 PN3145 immediately Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation--colleges of medicine, public health, nursing and health professions instruction, maintenance and student aid and pediatric services 017A Dec 23 HB1381 PN3146 immediately Thomas Jefferson University--doctor of medicine instruction, maintenance, student aid, Children's Heart Hospital, Tay-Sachs disease program and College of Allied Health Sciences 018A Dec 23 HB1382 PN3152 immediately Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine--instruction 019A Dec 23 HB1383 PN3153 immediately Pennsylvania College of Optometry--instruction 020A Dec 23 HB1384 PN3154 immediately University of the Arts--instruction and student aid 021A Dec 23 HB1385 PN3155 immediately Berean Training and Industrial School--operation, maintenance and payment of debt services 022A Dec 23 HB1386 PN3156 immediately Johnson Technical Institute of Scranton--operation and maintenance 023A Dec 23 HB1387 PN3157 immediately Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades--operation and maintenance 024A Dec 23 HB1388 PN1716 immediately Fox Chase Institute for Cancer Research--cancer research program operation and maintenance 025A Dec 23 HB1389 PN1717 immediately Wistar Institute--operation, maintenance and Aids research 026A Dec 23 HB1390 PN1718 immediately Central Penn Oncology Group--operation 027A Dec 23 HB1391 PN1719 immediately Lancaster Cleft Palate--outpatient-inpatient treatment 028A Dec 23 HB1392 PN1720 immediately Pittsburgh Cleft Palate--outpatient-inpatient treatment 029A Dec 23 HB1393 PN1721 immediately Burn Foundation--outpatient and inpatient treatment 030A Dec 23 HB1394 PN1722 immediately Children's Institute--treatment and rehabilitation of children and young adults with disabling diseases 031A Dec 23 HB1395 PN1723 immediately Children's Hospital of Philadelphia--comprehensive patient care and hospital maintenance and operation 032A Dec 23 HB1396 PN1724 immediately Beacon Lodge Camp--services to the blind 033A Dec 23 HB1397 PN1725 immediately Arsenal Family and Children's Center--operation 034A Dec 23 HB1398 PN1726 immediately Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh--Carnegie Museum of Natural History maintenance and purchases and Carnegie Science Center and planetarium operation 035A Dec 23 HB1399 PN3147 immediately Franklin Institute Science Museum--maintenance 036A Dec 23 HB1401 PN1728 immediately Academy of Natural Sciences--maintenance 037A Dec 23 HB1402 PN1729 immediately African-American Museum--operation, maintenance and purchases 038A Dec 23 HB1403 PN1730 immediately Everhart Museum--operation, maintenance and purchases 039A Dec 23 HB1404 PN1731 immediately Mercer Museum--operation, maintenance and purchases 040A Dec 23 HB1405 PN1732 immediately Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts--operation, maintenance and purchases * denotes an effective date 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).
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ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-84. Filed for public inspection January 16, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
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