THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2007 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[37 Pa.B. 6384]
[Saturday, December 8, 2007]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2007 Regular Session
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2007 GENERAL ACTS OF REGULAR SESSION ENACTED--ACT 059 through 061
059 Oct 25 HB1624 PN2077 60 days William F. Gittler, Sr., Memorial Bridge-- designation 060 Oct 25 HB1644 PN2119 Immediately Dr. L. G. Guiser Memorial Highway--designation 061 Nov 1 HB1166 PN1640 60 days Sergeant James R. Miller Memorial Highway--designation * denotes an effective date with exceptions
Effective Dates of Statutes The effective dates specified previously 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 (Department) 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. 07-2192. Filed for public inspection December 7, 2007, 9:00 a.m.]
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