GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2002 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[32 Pa.B. 3478] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2002 Regular Session.
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No.Date of
ActionBill
NumberPrinter's
NumberEffective
Date
Subject Matter2002 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 056 through 066
056 Jun 19 SB0391 PN2068 immediately* Interstate Compact for the Supervision of Adult Offenders Act--enactment 057 Jun 19 SB1089 PN2082 immediately* Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--DNA data and testing and apportionment of liability and damages 058 Jun 19 SB1017 PN1867 60 days Volunteer Health Services Act--volunteer license, volunteer status, regulations, exemptions, active practitioners indemnity and defense and optional liability coverage 059 Jun 19 HB0096 PN3930 60 days Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.)--health care advance directives, emergency medical services and out-of-hospital nonresusitation 060 Jun 19 HB0481 PN3946 Jan. 1, 2003 Workers' Compensation Act--rescue volunteers workers' compensation premiums 061 Jun 19 HB1237 PN3774 60 days Propane and Liquified Petroleum Gas Act--enactment 062 Jun 19 HB1546 PN3866 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--statute of limitations for identity theft civil cause of action and identity theft damages in actions 063 Jun 19 HB1356 PN3928 immediately* Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)--Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial Trust Fund 064 Jun 19 HB1360 PN4010 immediately Special Ad Hoc Municipal Police and Firefighter Postretirement Adjustment Act--ad hoc postretirement adjustments and reimbursement adjustment administration 065 Jun 19 HB1363 PN3981 immediately Third Class City Code, The--payments under existing pension plans and police and firefighter pension service increments 066 Jun 19 HB2312 PN3676 immediately General Anthony Clement McAuliffe 101st Airborne Memorial Highway--designation 2002 APPROPRIATION ACTS ENACTED--ACT 006A
006A Jun 17 HB2527 PN3834 July 1, 2002 Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs--operation of professional licensure boards 2002 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 074 through 106
074 Jun 28 SB1429 PN1978 immediately Tax Stabilization Reserve Fund--transfer of portion of revenue surplus 075 Jun 28 SB0986 PN1197 immediately Second Class County Code--county officers annual association meeting expenses and other county meeting expenses 076 Jun 28 SB1324 PN2038 60 days Interstate Adoption Compact Act--enactment 077 Jun 28 HB2005 PN4013 immediately* County Code, The--county employees private services and compensation of solicitors appointed by county officers 078 Jun 28 HB1272 PN1475 60 days Barbers' License Law--licensure applications and student 079 Jun 28 HB2125 PN4057 60 days Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 080 Jun 28 SB0592 PN1438 immediately Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.)--dispositions of decedent's property independent of granting letters 081 Jun 28 SB1417 PN1935 immediately Insurance Company Law of 1921, The--mastectomy and breast cancer reconstruction coverage 082 Jun 28 SB1109 PN2105 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 083 Jun 28 SB0955 PN2102 60 days College and University Student Vaccination Act--enactment 084 Jun 28 SB0820 PN1798 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--crime victims employment protection, victim's and witness's family members and contraband prohibition 085 Jun 28 SB0380 PN2060 60 days Crime Victims Act--omnibus amendments 086 Jun 28 SB0212 PN2153 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--childhood sexual abuse cases seal and tolling civil statute of limitations and criminal statute of limitations for sexual offenses 087 Jun 28 SB0033 PN2133 immediately Taxpayers' Bill of Rights--innocent spouse relief 088 Jun 29 HB004 PN4196 immediately* Public School Code of 1949--omnibus amendments 089 Jun 29 HB1848 PN4197 July 1, 2002* Tax Reform Code of 1971--omnibus amendments 090 Jun 29 HB2044 PN4198 immediately* Environmental Resources (27 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments 091 Jun 29 SB1366 PN2173 immediately* Fiscal Code, The--omnibus amendments 092 Jun 29 SB0766 PN2072 60 days First Class Township Code, The--reimbursement 093 Jun 29 SB1485 PN2137 immediately Gino J. Merli Veterans Center--redesignation 094 Jun 29 SB1368 PN2112 60 days Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Luzerne County 095 Jun 29 SB1364 PN2111 60 days Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Westmoreland 096 Jun 29 HB2126 PN4129 immediately Optional Occupation Tax Elimination Act--earned income tax limits and occupation tax prohibition 097 Jun 29 HB1670 PN4016 immediately Danville-Riverside Bridge--designation 098 Jun 29 HB2020 PN4089 immediately Cosmetology Law--omnibus amendments 099 Jun 29 HB0497 PN4032 90 days Professional Nursing Law, The--regulating practice and licensure of dietetics and nutrition 100 Jun 29 HB2100 PN4128 180 days Right-to-Know Law--omnibus amendments 101 Jun 29 HB1482 PN4133 immediately Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.)--Lake Erie fishing permits disposition of proceeds 102 Jun 29 HB0751 PN4066 60 days Pharmacy Act--drug therapy protocol 103 Jun 29 HB1458 PN2677 immediately* County Code, The--omnibus amendments 104 Jun 29 SB1187 PN2108 immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Philadelphia County 105 Jul 4 SB1225 PN2149 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--electric personal assistive mobility devices and inspection station certificates of appointment 106 Jul 4 SB0984 PN2099 immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Franklin County and removal of restrictions in Huntingdon County 2002 APPROPRIATION ACTS ENACTED--ACT 007A through 041A
007 Jun 29 SB0005 PN2172 immediately* General Appropriation Act of 2002--enactment 008 Jun 29 HB2519 PN3597 July 1, 2002 African-American Museum--operation, maintenance and purchases 009 Jun 29 HB2520 PN3598 July 1, 2002 Everhart Museum--operation, maintenance and purchases 010 Jun 29 HB2521 PN3599 July 1, 2002 Mercer Museum--operation, maintenance and purchases 011 Jun 29 HB2522 PN3600 July 1, 2002 Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts Arts--operation, maintenance and purchases 012 Jun 29 HB2530 PN4047 July 1, 2002 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission--operation 013 Jun 29 HB2499 PN4192 July 1, 2002 Pennsylvania College of Optometry--instruction 014 Jun 29 HB2507 PN3585 July 1, 2002 Central Penn Oncology Group--operation 015 Jun 29 HB2508 PN3586 July 1. 2002 St. Francis Hospital--cardiovascular studies 016 Jun 29 HB2509 PN3587 July 1, 2002 Lancaster Cleft Palate--outpatient-inpatient treatment 017 Jun 29 HB2510 PN3588 July 1, 2002 Pittsburgh Cleft Palate--outpatient-inpatient treatment 018 Jun 29 HB2511 PN3589 July 1, 2002 Burn Foundation--outpatient and inpatient treatment 019 Jun 29 HB2512 PN4194 July 1, 2002 Children's Institute, The--treatment and rehabilitation of young persons with disabling diseases 020 Jun 29 HB2513 PN3591 July 1, 2002 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The--comprehensive patient care for children and hospital maintenance and operation 021 Jun 29 HB2514 PN3592 July 1, 2002 Beacon Lodge Camp--services to the blind 022 Jun 29 HB2515 PN3593 July 1, 2002 Arsenal Family and Children's Center--operation 023 Jun 29 HB2516 PN3594 July 1, 2002 Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh--Carnegie Museum of Natural History maintenance and purchases and Carnegie Science Center planetarium and center operation 024 Jun 29 HB2517 PN3595 July 1, 2002 Franklin Institute Science Museum--maintenance 025 Jun 29 HB2518 PN3596 July 1, 2002 Academy of Natural Sciences--maintenance 026 Jun 29 HB2497 PN4190 July 1, 2002 Thomas Jefferson University--instruction, maintenance, student aid, College of Allied Health Sciences, Children's Heart Hospital and Tay-Sachs disease program 027 Jun 29 HB2498 PN4191 July 1, 2002 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine--instruction 028 Jun 29 HB2501 PN3579 July 1, 2002 University of the Arts--instruction and student aid 029 Jun 29 HB2502 PN4193 July 1, 2002 Berean Training and Industrial School--operation and 030 Jun 29 HB2503 PN3581 July 1, 2002 Johnson Technical Institute--operation and maintenance 031 Jun 29 HB2504 PN3582 July 1, 2002 Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades--operation and maintenance 032 Jun 29 HB2505 PN3583 July 1, 2002 Fox Chase Institute for Cancer Research--cancer research program operation and maintenance 033 Jun 29 HB2506 PN3584 July 1, 2002 Wistar Institute--operation, maintenance and AIDS research 034 Jun 29 HB2492 PN4186 July 1, 2002 Temple University--operation, instruction and research, etc. 035 Jun 29 HB2493 PN4187 July 1, 2002 Lincoln University--operation and instruction, etc. 036 Jun 29 HB2494 PN3573 July 1, 2002 Drexel University--instruction and student aid 037 Jun 29 HB2495 PN4188 July 1, 2002 University of Pennsylvania--dental clinic operation, doctor of medicine instruction, veterinary activities and cardiovascular studies 038 Jun 29 HB2496 PN4189 July 1, 2002 Philadelphia Health and Education Corporation--colleges of medicine, public health, nursing and health professions instruction, operation, maintenance, graduate schools and student aid, etc. 039 Jun 29 HB2490 PN4011 July 1, 2002 Pennsylvania State University--operation, instruction, medical education, children's hospital, agricultural research and extension services, etc. 040 Jun 29 HB2491 PN4185 July 1, 2002 University of Pittsburgh--operation, maintenance, education, doctor of medicine instruction, dental and psychiatric clinics and research, etc. 041 Jun 29 SB0630 PN2127 July 1, 2002 Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs--operation * with exceptions
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CARL L. MEASE,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 02-1244. Filed for public inspection July 19, 2002, 9:00 a.m.]
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