CHAPTER 141. PURPOSE AND GENERAL PROCEDURES Sec.
141.1. Purpose of Bureau; definition.
141.2. Recording of General Assembly proceedings.
141.3. Bill filing; public inspection.
141.4. Joint Resolutions.
141.5. Certifications of statutes.§ 141.1. Purpose of Bureau; definition.
(a) As used in this chapter, the term Bureau means the Bureau of Legislation, Commissions and Elections.
(b) The purpose of the Bureau is to record laws, resolutions, acts and proceedings of the General Assembly.
§ 141.2. Recording of General Assembly proceedings.
(a) During legislative sessions, 25 copies of all bills shall be maintained separately by the Bureau for distribution to the Chief Clerk of the Governor upon passage of each bill and to pertinent departments, and for certifications of the bills.
(b) Upon receipt of each original signed bill, a docket entry shall be made of the bill number, printer’s number and title, together with a dated receipt for the bill for the Chief Clerk of the House or the Secretary of the Senate.
(c) Upon delivery of each bill to the Chief Clerk of the Governor, a dated receipt by him shall be stamped upon the journal of the docket.
(d) After return of bills signed into law, recalled by resolution or vetoed, a dated receipt by the Department of State shall be stamped upon the journal of the docket, and an act, recall or veto number shall be assigned, as appropriate.
§ 141.3. Bill filing; public inspection.
(a) Original copies of all bills shall be filed currently by the Bureau for a period of two years dating from the end of each legislative session.
(b) Original copies of all acts, resolutions and vetoes shall be filed permanently at the end of each legislative session.
(c) The docket sheets shall be deposited at the end of each legislative session in the Commonwealth archives.
(d) Copies of original bills, dockets, acts, resolutions and vetoes shall be open for public inspection upon request.
§ 141.4. Joint Resolutions.
Joint Resolutions shall be processed in the same manner as bills except for the following:
(1) Copies may not be sent to the Governor for action.
(2) A copy shall be filed with the Bureau for placement on the ballot at the next election.
§ 141.5. Certifications of statutes.
(a) Requests for certifications of statutes shall specify the law and year; the act or pamphlet law number; and the subject matter of the law.
(b) Certifications issued shall be subject to the following fee schedule:
(1) Seal of the Secretary of the Commonwealth—$1.
(2) Great Seal of the Commonwealth—$2.
(c) When a photostat of the statute requested is required, an additional fee of $1 per page shall be charged.
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