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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 05-2190

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Recent Actions during the 2005 Regular Session of the General Assembly

[35 Pa.B. 6491]

   The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2005 Regular Session.

Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter
No. Action Number Number Date
2005 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 064 through 067
064 Nov 10HB0746 PN2136 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--luring a child into motor vehicle or structure
065 Nov 10 HB1179 PN2953 Immediately Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)--Military Family Relief Assistance Program and Military Family Relief Assistance Fund
066 Nov 10 HB1717 PN2918 Immediately* Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments
067 Nov 10 SB0361 PN1240 Immediately Public School Code of 1949--home education programs

   *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).

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.''

ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,   
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-2190. Filed for public inspection December 2, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]


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