THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[49 Pa.B. 7291]
[Saturday, December 14, 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 078 through 113
078 Nov 7 H0374 PN2062 60 days Environmental Resources (27 Pa.C.S.) and Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—establishing the Keystone Tree Restricted Account and contributions to the account 079 Nov 7 H0407 PN0878 60 days General Provisions (1 Pa.C.S.)—definitions 080 Nov 7 H0510 PN0885 60 days Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.)—ordinance, content of ordinance, joint purchases with private educational establishments, required review of specified agreements and effect of joint cooperation agreements 081 Nov 7 H0511 PN0497 60 days Second Class Township Code—intergovernmental cooperation 082 Nov 7 H0512 PN0498 60 days Cities (11 Pa.C.S.)—municipal authorities and cooperation with other political subdivisions 083 Nov 7 H0859 PN2766 Immediately Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—telecommunications management and nonprofit security grant fund 084 Nov 7 H1085 PN1321 60 days State Personal Property Tax Act—repealed 085 Nov 7 S0694 PN1284 60 days Oil and Gas Lease Act—cross unit drilling for unconventional wells 086 Nov 21 H0947 PN2898 Immediately* Liquor Code—omnibus amendments 087 Nov 26 H0962 PN2938 Immediately* Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 088 Nov 26 H1051 PN1457 60 days Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)—penalties 089 Nov 26 H1171 PN2892 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—contracts or agreements for nondisclosure of certain conduct 090 Nov 27 H0017 PN2900 Immediately* Tax Reform Code of 1971—omnibus amendments 091 Nov 27 H0049 PN2893 Immediately* Public School Code of 1949—omnibus amendments 092 Nov 27 H0057 PN1678 60 days Abolishing numerous State authorities, boards, commissions, committees, councils and representatives and making related repeals—enactment 093 Nov 27 H0097 PN2890 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.)—offense of sale of tobacco, offense of use of tobacco in schools and tobacco 094 Nov 27 H0227 PN2925 Immediately Pennsylvania Election Code—omnibus amendments 095 Nov 27 H0754 PN0804 Immediately State Lottery Law—determination of eligibility in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly 096 Nov 27 H0917 PN1055 60 days An act authorizing municipalities other than townships to acquire by gift, devise, or bequest, lands, chattels, securities and funds for the establishment and maintenance of a hospital, etc.—repeal 097 Nov 27 H0956 PN2191 Immediately State Lottery Law—powers and duties of secretary 098 Nov 27 H1016 PN1166 60 days The Insurance Company Law of 1921—solvency, benefit contract and injunction, liquidation and receivership of domestic society 099 Nov 27 H1203 PN2937 60 days Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.)—money of authority 100 Nov 27 H1402 PN2817 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—sexual extortion 101 Nov 27 H1410 PN2161 Immediately Transit Revitalization Investment District Act—declaration of policy, military installation remediation and establishing the Military Installation Remediation Fund 102 Nov 27 H1547 PN2899 60 days Multiple designations in multiple counties—designation 103 Nov 27 H1772 PN2821 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—offense of criminal trespass 104 Nov 27 H1896 PN2883 Immediately Conveyance—Commonwealth property in Chester County, Benner Township, Centre County and Borough of West Chester, Chester County 105 Nov 27 H1982 PN2895 Immediately State Government (71 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 106 Nov 27 S0146 PN1160 60 days Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—online training for firefighters and related repeal 107 Nov 27 S0147 PN1354 90 days Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.)—accountability, hunting on Sunday prohibited, trespass on private property while hunting and hunting on Sunday without written permission 108 Nov 27 S0314 PN0292 180 days Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority Act—enactment 109 Nov 27 S0317 PN0296 60 days Second Class Township Code—annual budget 110 Nov 27 S0456 PN1266 60 days* Private Licensed Schools Act—omnibus amendments 111 Nov 27 S0473 PN1407 July 1, 2020* Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.)—offense of sale of tobacco, offense of use of tobacco in schools and tobacco 112 Nov 27 S0572 PN1400 Immediately Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—opioid treatment agreements 113 Nov 27 S0733 PN1324 Immediately Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund Capital Budget Itemization Act of 2019—enactment 2019 Joint Resolutions of Regular Session Passed—JR 002
002 Nov 21 H0963 PN1130 Constitution of Pennsylvania—courts to be open and suits against the Commonwealth 2019 Vetoes of Regular Session of Bills—Veto 004
004 Nov 21 H0321 PN1404 Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—medical consultation and judgment * denotes an effective date with exceptions
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VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 19-1846. Filed for public inspection December 13, 2019, 9:00 a.m.]
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