GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2006 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[36 Pa.B. 2503] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during 2006 Regular Session
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2006 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 036 through 045
036 May 11 HB0015 PN4008 Immediately Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund, driving under influence of alcohol or controlled substance and penalties 037 May 11 HB0121 PN3939 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 038 May 11 HB0137 PN2311 Immediately* Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--motorcycle lamp requirements and restrictions on highway and bridge use 039 May 11 HB0218 PN3877 60 days Downtown Location Law---definitions 040 May 11 HB0601 PN3940 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--operating privilege disqualification, revocation or suspension and testing for amount of alcohol or controlled substance 041 May 11 HB0750 PN0841 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--compulsory arbitration 042 May 11 HB0983 PN3880 Immediately* Commerce and Trade (12 Pa.C.S.)--Infrastructure and Facilities Improvement Program approvals and film production grant program 043 May 11 HB2319 PN4052 60 days Prohibition of Illegal Alien Labor on Assisted Projects Act--enactment 044 May 11 SB1081 PN1512 Immediately Military Affairs (51 Pa.C.S.)--educational assistance program eligibility and limitations 045 May 12 SB0999 PN1790 Immediately* Pennsylvania Election Code--omnibus amendments 2006 APPROPRIATION ACTS ENACTED--ACT 001A
001A May 11 HB2380 PN3942 Immediately General Appropriation Act of 2005--omnibus amendments * 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 ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-919. Filed for public inspection May 26, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
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