THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2016 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[46 Pa.B. 7797]
[Saturday, December 17, 2016]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2016 Regular Session:
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2016 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 116 through 175
116 Nov 2 HB0447 PN1037 60 days Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951—death of tenant 117 Nov 2 HB0683 PN1427 60 days Taxpayer Relief Act—definitions 118 Nov 2 HB1734 PN2598 Immediately Public School Code of 1949—continuing professional development, program of continuing professional education and charter schools 119 Nov 2 HB1841 PN2877 60 days Medical Practice Act of 1985—perfusionist 120 Nov 2 HB1842 PN2878 60 days Osteopathic Medical Practice Act—perfusionist 121 Nov 2 HB1923 PN3023 60 days Officer Dennis McNamara Memorial Highway—designation 122 Nov 2 HB1699 PN4108 60 days Safe Emergency Prescribing Act—enactment 123 Nov 2 HB1737 PN4028 60 days Waste Tire Recycling Act/Small Business and Household Pollution Prevention Program Act—household hazardous waste collection program 124 Nov 2 SB1202 PN2199 60 days Achieving Better Care by Monitoring All Prescriptions Program (ABC-MAP) Act—omnibus amendments 125 Nov 2 SB1367 PN2157 Immediately* Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—prescribing opioids to minors, imposing powers and duties and imposing penalties 126 Nov 2 SB1368 PN2190 Immediately Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—safe opioid prescription, patient voluntary nonopioid directive and imposing powers and duties 127 Nov 3 HB0162 PN3955 Immediately* Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)—original birth record 128 Nov 3 HB0516 PN4043 January 1, 2018 Naturopathic Doctor Registration Act—enactment 129 Nov 3 HB0850 PN3932 60 days Money Transmission Business Licensing Law—omnibus amendments 130 Nov 3 HB1087 PN1493 Immediately Delaware River Compact with New Jersey—gubernatorial veto 131 Nov 3 HB1118 PN4066 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—conflicts of interest and provisions relating to independent counsel 132 Nov 3 HB1403 PN4124 360 days Insurance (40 Pa.C.S.)—unclaimed life insurance benefits 133 Nov 3 HB1437 PN3952 60 days Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act—issuance of use and occupancy certificate, applicability and compliance requirement 134 Nov 3 HB1496 PN3918 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms 135 Nov 3 HB1600 PN4107 60 days Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—voluntary veterans' preference in private employment, regulations and business fee exemption 136 Nov 3 HB1703 PN2849 Immediately Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles, operation by persons under age sixteen and mufflers and noise control 137 Nov 3 HB1864 PN3305 60 days Cosmetology Law—student practice upon public for pay prohibited 138 Nov 3 HB1907 PN4045 Immediately Public School Code of 1949—omnibus amendments 139 Nov 3 HB1959 PN3107 Immediately Conveyance—Commonwealth property in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County 140 Nov 3 HB1968 PN4113 Immediately Conveyance—multiple conveyances of Commonwealth property in multiple counties 141 Nov 3 HB2014 PN3220 Immediately Conveyance—Commonwealth property in Lawrence Township, Clearfield County 142 Nov 3 HB2058 PN3428 Immediately* Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—emergency medical services system, duties of department, first aid and safety services, governance of system and criminal laboratory user fee 143 Nov 3 HB2078 PN3452 60 days Public School Code of 1949—issuing permanent college certificates, program of continuing professional education and professional educator discipline fee 144 Nov 3 HB0319 PN4123 Immediately* Unemployment Compensation Law—omnibus amendments 145 Nov 4 HB2148 PN4064 60 days Enforcement Officer Disability Benefits Law—title amended, eligibility of firemen of airport authorities, firemen employed by Commonwealth and emergency medical services personnel of cities 146 Nov 4 HB2241 PN3858 60 days Insurance (40 Pa.C.S.)—retroactive denial of reimbursements 147 Nov 4 HB2290 PN3893 60 days Board of Wardens for port of Philadelphia—fees 148 Nov 4 HB2291 PN3769 60 days Board of Wardens for Port of Philadelphia—pilotage rates 149 Nov 4 HB2338 PN3963 Immediately Student Protection Act—enactment 150 Nov 4 SB0356 PN1689 180 days Local Tax Enabling Act—declaration and payment of income taxes, withholding and remittance 151 Nov 4 SB0385 PN2081 90 days Transit Revitalization Investment District Act—omnibus amendments 152 Nov 4 SB0486 PN2065 60 days Recorder of Deeds Fee Law—additional fee imposed and used for demolition 153 Nov 4 SB0613 PN2189 Immediately* Human Services Code—omnibus amendments 154 Nov 4 SB0881 PN2198 Immediately Public Utility Code (66 Pa.C.S.)—definitions 155 Nov 4 SB0898 PN1064 60 days Second Class County Code—limits on counties of second class 156 Nov 4 SB0899 PN1065 60 days General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.)—limitation on tax increase after countywide reassessment 157 Nov 4 SB1018 PN1936 60 days CPA Law—requirements for issuance of certificate, certificates issued by domestic reciprocity, licenses to practices, licensing of firms and peer review 158 Nov 4 SB1062 PN1679 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—burglary and sentencing for burglary 159 Nov 4 SB1219 PN2187 60 days Multiple designations in multiple counties 160 Nov 4 SB1235 PN2162 Immediately Underground Utility Line Protection Law—expiration 161 Nov 4 SB1265 PN2183 180 days Credits to Accounts in Financial Institutions—electronic funds transfers, consumer protections and payroll card accounts 162 Nov 4 SB1282 PN2066 60 days Real and Personal Property (68 Pa.C.S.)—amendment of declaration 163 Nov 4 HB2107 PN4118 60 days Procurement (62 Pa.C.S.)—public access to procurement records, sole source procurement, emergency procurement, prohibited contracts, contract provisions and funding 164 Nov 4 SB0984 PN2167 Immediately General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.), Public Utility Code (66 Pa.C.S.) and Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 165 Nov 4 HB2025 PN4069 Immediately* Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 166 Nov 15 HB1196 PN4132 60 days Liquor Code—omnibus amendments 167 Nov 21 HB0192 PN4120 Immediately Civil Service Act—State Civil Service Commission, powers and duties of director, service to State departments, boards and commissions or agencies and political subdivisions; cooperation with other civil service agencies and nature of examinations 168 Nov 21 HB0263 PN4122 Immediately* Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.)—unlawful devices and methods and elk hunting licenses 169 Nov 21 HB0946 PN4111 90 days* Pharmacy Audit Integrity and Transparency Act—enactment 170 Nov 21 HB1398 PN4062 90 days Associations Code (15 Pa.C.S.) and Names (54 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments 171 Nov 21 HB1653 PN2661 120 days Procurement (62 Pa.C.S.)—diverse and disadvantaged businesses 172 Nov 21 HB1683 PN4128 60 days Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—incentives for municipal volunteers of fire companies and nonprofit emergency medical services agencies 173 Nov 21 HB1785 PN3356 60 days Influenza Awareness Act—enactment 174 Nov 21 HB2084 PN3509 60 days Prisons and Parole Code (61 Pa.C.S.)—oleoresin capsicum spray 175 Nov 21 HB2370 PN4074 Immediately Tax Reform Code of 1971—applicability of realty transfer tax exclusions provisions and imposing duty on Department of Revenue to refund certain realty transfer taxes paid 2016 Vetoes of Regular Session of Bills—Veto 008
008 Nov 21 HB1538 PN4125 60 days Law and Justice (44 Pa.C.S.)—law enforcement activities, release of law enforcement officer information when firearm discharged or use of force * 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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VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-2182. Filed for public inspection December 16, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]
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