THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions During the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[27 Pa.B. 2921] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 1997 Regular Session.
1997 ACTS--Acts 11 through 14 (numerical)
Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date No. No. Date Matter 1997-11 May 20 SB184 PN1060 Immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Butler and Lawrence counties 1997-12 May 20 HB329 PN1794 Immediately Second Class County Code--omnibus amendments 1997-13 June 9 HB132 PN1589 180 days Older Adults Protective Services Act--investigations and reporting suspected abuse by employes 1997-14 June 9 HB133 PN948 90 days Nurse Aide Resident Abuse Prevention Training Act--enactment
1997 APPROPRIATION--Act 41A (numerical)
Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date No. No. Date Matter 1997-41A May 20 SB869 PN874 July 1, 1997 State Employes' Retirement Board--administrative expenses, etc.
Effective Dates of Statutes The effective dates specified above 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 dates of statutes).
Advance Copies of Statutes Section 1106 of Title 1 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes provides that the prothonotaries of each county shall file advance copies of statutes in their offices for public inspection until the Laws of Pennsylvania are generally available. Section 2406(h) of The Administrative Code of 1929 provides that the Department of General Services shall distribute advance sheets of the Laws of Pennsylvania to each law judge of the courts, to every county and public library of this Commonwealth, and to each member of the General Assembly. These copies shall be furnished without charge. The Department shall also mail one copy of each law enacted during any legislative session to any person who pays to it the sum of $20.
Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore, State Records Center Building, 1825 Stanley Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17103, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $20, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''
Legislative Bills and Documents Copies of Senate Bills and Documents may be obtained from: Document Room, Senate of Pennsylvania, Room 34A, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 787-6732.
Copies of House Bills and Documents may be obtained from: Document Room, House of Representatives, 35 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, (717) 787-5320.
CARL MEASE,
Director
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-967. Filed for public inspection June 20, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
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