THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2006 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[36 Pa.B. 3643]
[Saturday, July 15, 2006]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2006 Regular Session.
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2006 GENERAL ACTS OF REGULAR SESSION ENACTED--ACT 050 through 062
050 Jun 29 HB0901 PN3978 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--motorcycle lighting 051 Jun 29 HB1580 PN4009 60 days Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.)--regulation of Cervidae livestock operations 052 Jun 29 HB1637 PN4229 Jan. 1, 2007 Mechanics' Lien Law of 1963--omnibus amendments 053 Jun 29 HB2026 PN2803 60 days Specialist Mike Franklin Memorial Bridge--designation 054 Jun 29 HB2210 PN3074 60 days Sergeant William V. Fernandez Highway--designation 055 Jun 29 HB2315 PN3276 60 days Transportation (74 Pa.C.S.)--Aviation Advisory Committee reappointments 056 Jun 29 HB2457 PN3569 30 days Sergeant Donald S. Oaks Memorial Bridge--designation 057 Jun 29 HB2468 PN4279 Immediately Highway Capital Budget Project Itemization Act of 2005-2006--enactment 058 Jun 29 SB0235 PN1261 60 days Professional Nursing Law--continuing nursing education 059 Jun 29 SB0303 PN1780 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)--constables' fees 060 Jun 29 SB0601 PN1791 180 days Privacy of Social Security Numbers Law-- enactment 061 Jun 29 SB1056 PN1809 Immediately Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--commercial driver's license requirements and operation of all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles by persons under sixteen years of age 062 Jun 29 SB1068 PN1467 Immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County 2006 GENERAL ACTS OF SPECIAL SESSION ENACTED--ACT 001
001 Jun 27 HB0039 PN0093 Immediately Taxpayer Relief Act--enactment *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. 06-1307. Filed for public inspection July 14, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
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