THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2005 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[35 Pa.B. 4084] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2005 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2005 GENERAL ACTS ENACTED--ACT 010 through 037
010 Jul 5 HB0129 PN2435 90 days Transportation Code (74 Pa.C.S.)--flying while impaired and imposing penalties 011 Jul 5 HB0136 PN2243 60 days Second Class Township Code--appropriations to watershed associations 012 Jul 5 HB0157 PN2428 Immediately* County Code--omnibus amendments and repealing Hotel Room Rental Tax Act 013 Jul 5 HB0266 PN2244 60 days Borough Code--specific powers of borough 014 Jul 5 HB0267 PN2245 60 days First Class Township Code--specific powers 015 Jul 5 HB0271 PN1616 Immediately Project 70 lands--North Newton Township, Cumberland County, and West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland County 016 Jul 5 HB0279 PN2430 60 days Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Law--administrative expenses 017 Jul 5 HB0398 PN0386 Immediately Legislative Data Processing Committee--further providing for establishment 018 Jul 5 HB0399 PN0610 60 days Names (54 Pa.C.S.)--divorcing and divorced person and surviving spouse to resume prior name 019 Jul 5 HB0887 PN2362 Immediately Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.)--resident license and fee exemptions and license costs and fees 020 Jul 5 HB1076 PN2363 Immediately Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.)--resident license and fee exemptions and license costs and fees 021 Jul 5 HB1077 PN2364 Immediately Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.)--license fee for deployed Pennsylvania National Guard members and for reserve component of armed forces members 022 Jul 5 HB1589 PN2493 Immediately Medicare Hospital Service Payment Designation Act--designation of hospitals 023 Jul 5 HB1745 PN2492 Immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Hartley Township, Union County and Borough of Danville, Montour County 024 Jul 5 SB0126 PN0109 60 days Representative Leroy M. Zimmerman Memorial Bridge--designation 025 Jul 5 SB0141 PN0128 60 days L. Charles Scipione Bridge--designation 026 Jul 5 SB0158 PN0704 60 days State highway system--adding portion of Bayfront Parkway, City of Erie, Erie County, to Commonwealth and transferring certain State road to City of Erie 027 Jul 5 SB0248 PN0705 60 days Extending date for validation of certain conveyances and other instruments 028 Jul 5 SB0457 PN0900 60 days Third Class City Code--beneficiaries of fund not to be employed by city and beneficiaries serving in elective office 029 Jul 5 SB0511 PN1053 Immediately Job Enhancement Act--Family Savings Account Program definitions and administration, technology work experience definitions, approved courses, emerging technology companies, responsibility of approved educational institutions and eligible interns 030 Jul 5 SB0584 PN1029 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)--defining offense of disarming law enforcement officer 031 Jul 5 SB0600 PN1052 Immediately Project 70 lands--release of restrictions on land owned by Indiana County, imposition of restrictions on land being conveyed to county by Department of Transportation 032 Jul 5 SB0677 PN0815 60 days Senator Clarence D. Bell Memorial Highway--designation 033 Jul 5 SB0688 PN0969 Immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in City of Erie, County of Erie, to Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority 034 Jul 5 SB0697 PN1060 Immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth lands in Morgan and Franklin Townships, Greene County, and Danville, Montour County, and leasing land within bed of Delaware River 035 Jul 5 SB0721 PN0865 60 days Transportation Code (74 Pa.C.S.)--designating State Route 6 in Wyoming County and State Route 92 in Susquehanna County as scenic byways 036 Jul 5 SB0722 PN1051 Immediately Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act--omnibus amendments 037 Jul 5 SB0724 PN0868 Immediately* Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--implementing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 *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. 05-1375. Filed for public inspection July 22, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
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