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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-1992

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Recent Actions during the 2010 Regular Session of the General Assembly

[40 Pa.B. 6077]
[Saturday, October 23, 2010]

 The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2010 Regular Session.

Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter
No. Action Number Number Date
2010 GENERAL ACTS OF REGULAR SESSION ENACTED—ACT 060 through 071
060 Sep 24 SB1200 PN1605 Immediately Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact Act— enactment
061 Oct 7 HB0105PN0098 60 days Second Class City Law—penalty for false personification
062 Oct 7 HB0106 PN009960 daysFirst Class City Government Law—penalty for false personification
063 Oct 7 HB0107 PN0100 60 days Unauthorized wearing of badge of Bureau of Police in cities of first class, repealed
064 Oct 7 HB0181 PN1851 60 days Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.)—powers and duties of enforcement officers and resisting or interfering with officer
065 Oct 7 HB1281 PN4021 60 days Prisons and Parole Code (61 Pa.C.S.)—notice and public hearing relating to community corrections facilities
066 Oct 7 HB1376 PN1677 60 days Continuing-Care Provider Registration and Disclosure Act—investigations, subpoenas and audits
067 Oct 7 HB1671 PN2112 60 days Historical and Museum Commission—increasing membership of committee
068 Oct 7 HB1774 PN4065 60 days Insurance Company Law of 1921—marketing and administration of service contracts being distinct from business of insurance
069 Oct 7 SB0260 PN2134 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—corruption of minors and offense of sexual abuse of children
070 Oct 7 SB0699 PN1888 6 months Adult Protective Services Act—enactment
071 Oct 7 SB1327 PN1900 60 days Port of Philadelphia—regulating rates of pilotage and number of pilots

 * denotes an effective date with exceptions

Effective Dates of Statutes

 The effective dates specified previously 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 (Department) 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 $25.

 Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0053, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $25, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''

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

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-1992. Filed for public inspection October 22, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]



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