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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-2175

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Recent Actions During the 1996 Regular and Special Sessions of the General Assembly

[26 Pa.B. 6176]

   The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 1996 Regular and Special Sessions.

1996 ACTS--Acts 134 through 148 (numerical)

ActEnactmentBillPrinter'sEffectiveSubject
No.DateNo.No.DateMatter
1996-134Nov. 21HB544PN4238Immediately*State Lottery Law--omnibus amendments
1996-135Nov. 26HB2210PN4281Immediately*Health Care Services Malpractice Act--omnibus amendments
1996-136Nov. 27SB598PN622ImmediatelyCharitable Instruments Act of 1971--governing instruments of charitable organizations
1996-137Nov. 27HB2380PN407160 daysHardwoods Development Council Act--definitions, powers and duties and transfer to Department of Agriculture
1996-138Dec. 3HB1509PN4282Jan. 1, '97Associations Code (15 Pa.C.S.) and Public Utility Code (66 Pa.C.S.)--omnibus amendments
1996-139Dec. 4HB774PN4199ImmediatelyMilitary Affairs (51 Pa.C.S.)--assistant adjutant general appointments and officers and enlisted personnel pay
1996-140Dec. 4HB1782PN365760 daysC.P.A. Law, The--omnibus amendments
1996-141Dec. 4HB2511PN363660 daysLiquor Code--omnibus amendments
1996-142Dec. 4SB1165PN1361ImmediatelyPeer Review Protection Act--definitions and veterinarian peer review committees
1996-143Dec. 4SB1645PN2242ImmediatelyRegulation and government of Northampton county prison--repeal
1996-144Dec. 4SB484PN2316ImmediatelyConveyance--Commonwealth property in Lackawanna County
1996-145Dec. 4SB1315PN242660 daysCrimes Code (18 Pa.C.S)--deceptive business practices and prohibition of tobacco in school
1996-146Dec. 4SB1316PN242760 daysUnfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law--omnibus amendments
1996-147Dec. 4SB1317PN238890 daysTelemarketer Registration Act--enactment
1996-148Dec. 4SB857PN245990 daysCapital Budget Project Itemization Act for 1996-1997--enactment

*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 make in 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 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 $20.

   Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore, State Records Center Building, 1825 Stanley Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17103, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $20, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''

Legislative Bills and Documents

   Copies of Senate Bills and Documents may be obtained from: Document Room, Senate of Pennsylvania, Room 34A, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, telephone (717) 787-6732.

   Copies of House Bills and Documents may be obtained from: Document Room, House of Representatives, 35 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120, telephone (717) 787-5320.

CARL MEASE,   
Acting Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-2175. Filed for public inspection December 27, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]



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