THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2009 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[39 Pa.B. 3430]
[Saturday, July 11, 2009]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2009 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2009 GENERAL ACTS OF REGULAR SESSION ENACTED--ACT 005 through 010
005 Jun 29 HB0370 PN1376 60 days Herbert ''Cubby'' Spiese Bridge--designation 006 Jun 29 HB0718 PN0797 Immediately Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act-- Wireless E-911 surcharge fee extension of termination date 007 Jun 29 HB0985 PN2057 60 days Department of Banking Code--employee protection and further defining ''institution'' 008 Jun 29 HB0988 PN2068 60 days Sgt. David W. Wallace III ''Walleye'' Memorial Bridge--designation 009 Jun 29 HB1342 PN1794 60 days* Cigarette Fire Safety and Firefighter Protection Act--standards for cigarette fire safety and for sale of existing inventory 010 Jun 29 SB0170 PN0140 60 days Banks and Banking (7 Pa.C.S.)--mortgage loan business prohibitions * 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).
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ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-1213. Filed for public inspection July 10, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]
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