THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2016 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[46 Pa.B. 7248]
[Saturday, November 19, 2016]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2016 Regular Session:
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2016 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—ACT 102 through 115
102 Oct 4 HB0380 PN2474 60 days Domestic Relations (23 Pa.C.S.)—grounds for divorce and decree of court 103 Oct 4 HB0665 PN1187 Immediately Decedents, Estates and Fiduciaries (20 Pa.C.S.) and Notaries Public (57 Pa.C.S.)—general provisions, short form certificates, implementation of power of attorney and durable powers of attorney 104 Oct 4 HB1711 PN2565 60 days Staff Sgt. Jason M. Faley Memorial Bridge—designation 105 Oct 4 HB1787 PN2733 60 days Michael R. Goodwin, Sr. Memorial Highway—designation 106 Oct 4 HB1990 PN3365 Immediately Conveyance—Commonwealth property in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County 107 Oct 4 SB1038 PN1454 60 days Juvenile detention homes—board of managers 108 Oct 4 SB1155 PN1998 120 days Vehicles (75 Pa.C.S.)—special plates for current members of the armed forces of the United States 109 Oct 4 SB1226 PN1963 Immediately Military Affairs (51 Pa.C.S.)—specific powers and duties, Veterans' Trust Fund, purpose, eligibility, amounts of assistance and appeals 110 Oct 26 HB0049 PN2546 60 days Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act—payment of death benefits to members of Pennsylvania Civil Air Patrol 111 Oct 26 HB1581 PN3089 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—offense of strangulation 112 Oct 26 HB1619 PN2348 60 days Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Act—enactment 113 Oct 26 SB0889 PN1519 60 days Enforcement Officer Disability Benefits Law—extending benefits to employees of Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Boat Commission 114 Oct 28 HB2303 PN3962 Immediately Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 115 Oct 28 SB1311 PN2061 Immediately Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—grounds for involuntary termination and release of information in confidential reports 2016 Vetoes of Regular Session of Bills—Veto 003 through 006
003 Oct 28 HB1618 PN4068 60 days* Administrative Code of 1929—establishing Office of State Inspector General 004 Oct 28 HB1998 PN3515 60 days General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.)—special provisions for authorities in cities of first class 005 Oct 28 SB0286 PN1437 Immediately* Delaware River Compact with New Jersey—omnibus amendments 006 Oct 28 SB0562 PN1897 60 days Regulatory Review Act—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).
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 $25.
Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $25, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''
VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-1975. Filed for public inspection November 18, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]
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