THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2020 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[50 Pa.B. 3708]
[Saturday, July 25, 2020]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2020 Regular Session:
Doc.
Date of
Bill
Printer's
Effective
Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2020 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 027 through 056
027 Jun 5 H0102 PN0101 60 days Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.)—eligibility for license 028 Jun 5 H1036 PN3856 60 days Boroughs and Incorporated Towns
(8 Pa.C.S.)—judicial adjustment, decrease in number of members of council and specific powers029 Jun 5 H1048 PN3863 60 days Liquor Code—omnibus amendments 030 Jun 5 H1210 PN3867 Immediately* Public School Code of 1949—omnibus amendments 031 Jun 5 H1907 PN2674 60 days Senator Hal Mowery Memorial Bridge—designation 032 Jun 5 S0275 PN0694 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.), Domestic Relations (23 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code
(42 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments033 Jun 5 S0863 PN1660 60 days Lodging and Housing (48 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 034 Jun 5 S1030 PN1489 60 days Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act—official plans 035 Jun 17 H2502 PN3774 Immediately Administrative Code of 1929—report on implementation of 2020 general primary election 036 Jul 1 S0905 PN1754 Immediately Capital Budget Project Itemization Act of 2019-2020—enactment 037 Jun 30 H2418 PN4015 Immediately Administrative Code of 1929—State Geospatial Coordinating Board, additional duties and COVID-19 debt cost reduction review 038 Jul 1 H0364 PN4023 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—enforcement of failure to stop for school bus with flashing red lights and visual signals on authorized vehicles 039 Jul 1 H1003 PN3134 60 days Fish (30 Pa.C.S.)—marking of dams 040 Jul 1 H1185 PN3862 60 days Fish (30 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 041 Jul 1 H1188 PN1385 60 days Game (34 Pa.C.S.)—unlawful devices and methods 042 Jul 1 H1379 PN1670 60 days Sunday Polo Act—repealed 043 Jul 1 H1405 PN1725 60 days Sunday Tennis Act—repealed 044 Jul 1 H1457 PN1825 60 days Insurance Company Law of 1921—mastectomy and breast cancer reconstruction 045 Jul 1 H1510 PN3854 60 days Multiple designations in multiple counties—designation 046 Jul 1 H1564 PN3901 Immediately* Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.)—subjects of local taxation, assessment of mobile homes and house trailers, special provisions relating to countywide revisions of assessments and regulations and training of boards 047 Jul 1 H1597 PN4010 60 days Multiple designations in multiple counties—designation 048 Jul 1 H1710 PN3855 120 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—USA semiquin-
centennial registration plates049 Jul 1 H2018 PN2834 60 days Conveyance—Commonwealth property in Plymouth Borough, Luzerne County 050 Jul 1 H2171 PN4024 Immediately Public School Code of 1949—omnibus amendments 051 Jul 1 S0351 PN0341 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—offense of aggravated assault 052 Jul 1 S0595 PN1722 60 days Insurance Company Law of 1921—coverage for mammographic examinations 053 Jul 1 S0637 PN1815 Immediately* Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Professions and Occupations (63 Pa.C.S.)—use of records by licensing agencies, preliminary provisions and Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs 054 Jul 1 S0842 PN1152 60 days Health Care Facilities Act—photo identification tag regulations 055 Jul 1 S0997 PN1465 Immediately State Government (71 Pa.C.S.)—election to purchase nonintervening military service and construction of part 056 Jul 10 H0808 PN3947 Immediately Fish (30 Pa.C.S.)—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. 20-985. Filed for public inspection July 24, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]
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