THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[51 Pa.B. 1306]
[Saturday, March 13, 2021]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2021 Regular Session:
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2021 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 001
001 Feb 5 S0109 PN0144 Immediately Fiscal Code—omnibus amendments 2021 Joint Resolutions of Regular Session Passed—JR 001
001 Feb 5 S0002 PN0086 Constitution of Pennsylvania—prohibition against denial or abridgment of equality of rights because of race and ethnicity, action on concurrent orders and resolutions and disaster emergency declaration and management * denotes an effective date with exceptions
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VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-360. Filed for public inspection March 12, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]
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