THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2009 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[39 Pa.B. 5014]
[Saturday, August 22, 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 030 through 036
030 Aug 4 HB1770 PN2515 Immediately Unemployment Compensation Law--extended benefit amount 031 Aug 5 HB1654 PN2448 Immediately Banks and Banking (7 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 032 Aug 7 HB1648 PN2294 Immediately Interbranch Commission on Juvenile Justice Act--enactment 033 Aug 11 SB0112 PN1091 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) and Prisons and Parole (61 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments and codification 034 Aug 11 SB0563 PN1355 60 days Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963--waiver of lien by claimant and waiver by contractor and effect on subcontractor 035 Aug 11 SB0852 PN1143 Immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Pottsville, Schuylkill County 036 Aug 11 SB0862 PN1370 Immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Benner Township, Centre County 2009 APPROPRIATION ACTS OF REGULAR SESSION ENACTED--ACT 001A
001A Aug 5 SB0850 PN0953 Immediately General Appropriation Act of 2009--enactment (line item veto) * 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. 09-1555. Filed for public inspection August 21, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]
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