THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2004 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[34 Pa.B. 2908] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2004 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2004 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 029 through 035
029 May 18 SB0876 PN1098 60 days Second Class Township Code--providing for real property 030 May 18 HB1438 PN1784 60 days Occupational Therapy Practice Act--providing for practice and referral 031 May 18 HB1926 PN2906 immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Elkland Township, Sullivan County 032 May 18 HB1993 PN2611 immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in East and West Hanover Townships, Dauphin County 033 May 18 HB2190 PN3286 60 days Second Class Township Code--sale of real property owned by township 034 May 18 HB2428 PN3421 60 days First Class Township Code--power of township commissioners relating to fire houses 035 May 18 HB0794 PN3773 immediately Vital Statistics Law of 1953--issuance of birth certificates to foreign-born children who have become United States citizens * denotes an effective date with exceptions
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).
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ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-969. Filed for public inspection June 4, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]
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