THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2014 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[44 Pa.B. 4474]
[Saturday, July 19, 2014]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2014 Regular Session
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2014 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 051 through 084 051 Jun 10 HB1738 PN2878 Immediately Public School Code of 1949—basic education funding commission 052 Jun 10 SB1045 PN1510 60 days Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972—omnibus amendments 053 Jun 10 SB1066 PN1344 Immediately Bruce E. Bartley, Sr., Bridge—designation 054 Jun 10 SB1159 PN1536 60 days Clement J. Rolling Memorial Bridge—designation 055 Jun 10 SB1254 PN1773 60 days Plumbing System Lead Ban and Notification Act—further providing for the definition of lead free 056 Jun 18 HB0112 PN3646 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—drug delivery resulting in death, offense of sexual assault by sports official, volunteer or employee of nonprofit association and sentences for offenses against infant persons 057 Jun 18 HB0119 PN0119 60 days Emergency medical services memorial flag 058 Jun 18 HB0128 PN0126 Immediately Second Class A City Employe Pension Law—credit for military service 059 Jun 18 HB1460 PN3647 60 days Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—educational leave of absence and heroic service website 060 Jun 18 HB1602 PN2871 Immediately Project 70 lands—release of restrictions in Borough of Downingtown, Chester County 061 Jun 18 HB1873 PN2741 Immediately Project 70 lands—release of restrictions in Benner Township, Centre County 062 Jun 18 HB2009 PN2986 60 days Credit Union Code (17 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 063 Jun 18 HB2081 PN3195 Immediately Workers' Compensation Act—further providing for the definition of employe 064 Jun 18 SB0703 PN0708 Immediately Credit for military service for police and firemen's pension funds in cities of the second class A 065 Jun 18 SB0707 PN0712 Immediately Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—funds of volunteer firefighters' relief associations 066 Jun 18 SB0923 PN1515 60 days Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—military family relief assistance 067 Jun 18 SB1205 PN1944 Immediately Education (24 Pa.C.S.)—certification of institutions, change of designation to university and change of designation to college 068 Jun 18 SB1225 PN1695 60 days Officer Frank Miller, Jr., Memorial Ramp—designation 069 Jun 26 HB0198 PN3630 Immediately Public School Code of 1949—Dyslexia Screening and Early Literacy Intervention Pilot Program 070 Jun 26 HB1424 PN3712 60 days Public School Code of 1949—Holocaust, genocide and human rights violations instruction 071 Jun 26 HB1559 PN3709 60 days Public School Code of 1949—youth suicide awareness and prevention and child exploitation awareness education 072 Jun 26 HB1646 PN2269 Immediately SPC Tristan C. Smith Memorial Highway—designation 073 Jun 26 HB1989 PN3629 Immediately Official State aircraft and official firearm of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania—designations 074 Jun 26 HB2013 PN2997 60 days Public School Code of 1949—filling of vacancies for school directors 075 Jun 26 HB2026 PN3011 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—grading of offense relating to police animals 076 Jun 26 HB2068 PN3093 60 days SFC Scott R. Smith Memorial Bridge—designation 077 Jun 26 HB2093 PN3147 Immediately Officers Luke Arlington Conner and John Horace Callaghan Memorial Highway—designation 078 Jun 26 SB0403 PN2007 July 1, 2014 Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—retention incentives for medical officers or health officers of the Pennsylvania National Guard and conferring powers and duties on the Adjutant General and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs 079 Jun 26 SB1077 PN2122 60 days Scrap Material Theft Prevention Act—commercial accounts, restricted materials, Statewide registry of scrap processors and recycling facilities, duty to register, criminal registry and penalties 080 Jun 26 SB1090 PN2108 60 days Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.)—resident license and fee exemptions 081 Jun 26 SB1102 PN2109 60 days Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.)—disabled veterans and former prisoners of war fishing license 082 Jun 26 SB1115 PN2114 60 days Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—amount of grants relating to educational assistance program 083 Jun 29 SB0177 PN2099 Immediately Lyme and Related Tick-Borne Disease Surveillance, Education, Prevention and Treatment Act—enactment 084 Jun 30 HB2275 PN3723 Immediately Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—extension of termination dates relating to emergency telephone service * denotes an effective date with exceptions
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VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-1484. Filed for public inspection July 18, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
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