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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-1432

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Recent Actions during the 2006 Regular Session of the General Assembly

[36 Pa.B. 3976]
[Saturday, July 29, 2006]

   The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2006 Regular Session.

Doc.
No. 		Date of
Action 		Bill
Number 		Printer's Number Effective
Date 		Subject Matter
2006 GENERAL ACTS OF REGULAR SESSION ENACTED--ACT 114 through 116
114 Jul 11 HB0185 PN4517 Immediately Public School Code of 1949--omnibus amendments
115 Jul 11 SB0594 PN0668 Immediately Dormant Oil and Gas Act--enactment
116 Jul 12 HB0859 PN4509 Immediately Tax Reform Code of 1971--omnibus amendments
2006 VETOES OF REGULAR SESSION OF BILLS--VETO 005 through 006
005 Jul 11 HB1195 PN4416 60 days Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act--underground storage tank indemnification fund, Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Program and Underground Storage Tank Pollution Prevention Program
006 Jul 11 HB1928 PN4307 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)--permits for moving during manufacture and movement of mobile home or modular housing unit and modular housing unit undercarriage

*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).

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, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $20, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''

ROBERT W. ZECH, Jr.,   
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1432. Filed for public inspection July 28, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]


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