THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2020 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[50 Pa.B. 6350]
[Saturday, November 14, 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 079 through 105
079 Oct 16 H2487 PN3772 Immediately Public Official Compensation Law—
omnibus amendments080 Oct 29 H0081 PN4475 60 days Central Service Technician and Surgical Technologist Regulation Act—enactment 081 Oct 29 H0086 PN0088 60 days Allowing the Governor to Regulate the Flying of the U.S. Flag—display of the official POW/MIA flag on Commonwealth grounds or buildings 082 Oct 29 H0375 PN0348 Immediately State Lottery Law—further providing for definitions 083 Oct 29 H0440 PN4546 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—expungement, petition for limited access, clean slate limited access, effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access and attachment and summary punishment for contempts 084 Oct 29 H0703 PN3670 60 days Public School Code of 1949—publication of e-mail addresses for school directors, publication of e-mail addresses for board of trustees and applicability 085 Oct 29 H0716 PN2007 60 days Administative Code of 1929—Joint Task Force on Misclassification of Employes 086 Oct 29 H0885 PN4075 60 days Public Works Contractors' Bond Law of 1967—duty of prime contractor to provide financial security in certain contracts involving public works and public improvements 087 Oct 29 H1032 PN1204 60 days Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act—State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers 088 Oct 29 H1033 PN4539 Immediately* Assessors Certification Act—omnibus
amendments089 Oct 29 H1439 PN3629 Immediately Insurance (40 Pa.C.S)—mental health parity and access to addiction treatment 090 Oct 29 H1584 PN2032 60 days Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.)—waterways patrolmen and employees 091 Oct 29 H1673 PN4573 Immediately* Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 092 Oct 29 H1696 PN3630 Immediately Insurance Company Law of 1921—definitions, adoption of Federal acts, annual attestation by insurers and insurer analysis and disclosure information 093 Oct 29 H1838 PN3590 120 Days Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—support of emergency medical services, EMS costs and Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition 094 Oct 29 H1961 PN4478 Immediately* State Government (71 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 095 Oct 29 H1984 PN2789 60 days Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)—petition for involuntary termination and special provisions when child conceived as a result of rape or incest 096 Oct 29 H2073 PN3052 60 days First Class Township Code—omnibus amendments 097 Oct 29 H2370 PN4061 Immediately Notaries Public (57 Pa.C.S.)—authority to perform notarial act, notarial act performed for remotely located individual, notification regarding performance of notarial act on electronic record and selection of technology 098 Oct 29 H2438 PN4545 60 days Real and Personal Property (68 Pa.C.S.)—broadband services 099 Oct 29 H2561 PN4373 60 days Optometric Practice and Licensure Act—definitions, approval of drugs, exemptions and exceptions and violations and penalties 100 Oct 29 S0273 PN0224 60 days Community-Based Health Care Act—Community-Based Health Care Program 101 Oct 29 S0940 PN1951 60 days Municipality Condemnation Order Act—enactment 102 Oct 29 S0952 PN2043 60 days Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 103 Oct 29 S0995 PN1460 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—further defining the definition of ''multipurpose agricultural vehicle'' 104 Oct 29 S1076 PN2113 Immediately Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—military family relief assistance 105 Oct 29 S1281 PN2103 180 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—schedule of convictions and points, duty of driver in emergency response areas, homicide by vehicle and aggravated assault by vehicle 2020 Vetoes of Regular Session of Bills—Veto 013
013 Oct 16 H2513 PN4340 Administrative Code of 1929—establishment operation * denotes an effective date with exceptions
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VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-1565. Filed for public inspection November 13, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]
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