THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions during the 2021 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[51 Pa.B. 2159]
[Saturday, April 17, 2021]The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2021 Regular Session:
Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter No. Action Number Number Date 2021 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 002 through 009
002 Mar 3 H0012 PN0008 60 days George J. Dennis, Jr., Memorial Bridge—designation 003 Mar 3 H0016 PN0010 60 days SP4 Michael William Twigg Memorial Bridge—designation 004 Mar 3 H0326 PN0388 Immediately Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.)—active duty for emergency 005 Mar 23 H0157 PN0122 Immediately Milrite Act—repealed 006 Mar 23 H0011 PN0872 Immediately* Multiple designations in multiple counties—designation 007 Mar 23 S0084 PN0066 Immediately County Code—filling of vacancies 008 Mar 23 S0085 PN0141 Immediately Second Class County Code—filling of vacancies 009 Mar 23 S0086 PN0068 Immediately Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.)—limitation on municipal powers * denotes an effective date with exceptions
Effective Dates of Statutes The effective dates specified 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 date of statutes).
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VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr.,
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-592. Filed for public inspection April 16, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]
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