THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[49 Pa.B. 6803]
[Saturday, November 16, 2019]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2019 Regular Session:
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective No. Action Number Number Date Subject Matter 2019 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 073 through 077
073 Oct 4 H0318 PN0544 60 days Telemarketer Registration Act—blocking of caller identification and other telemarketing screening products or services prohibited and unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited 074 Oct 4 H1557 PN2193 60 days Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act—designating areas unsuitable for coal refuse disposal 075 Oct 7 H1170 PN2129 One year Construction Industry Employee Verification Act—enactment 076 Oct 30 H0265 PN2579 Immediately* Public School Code of 1949—omnibus amendments 077 Oct 31 S0421 PN1330 Immediately* Pennsylvania Election Code—omnibus amendments * denotes an effective date with exceptions
Effective Dates of Statutes The effective dates specified 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 date of statutes).
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VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 19-1698. Filed for public inspection November 15, 2019, 9:00 a.m.]
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