THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Recent Actions During the 1997 Regular Session of the General Assembly
[27 Pa.B. 3211] The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 1997 Regular Session.
1997 ACTS--Acts 15 through 22 (numerical)
Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date Number Number Date Matter 1997-15 June 12 SB613 PN644 Immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Cambria County 1997-16 June 12 SB236 PN260 Immediately Conveyance--Commonwealth property in Delaware County 1997-17 June 12 HB90 PN1509 60 days Lycoming County Veterans' Memorial Highway and Joseph M. McDade Expressway--designation 1997-18 June 18 SB125 PN1173 Immediately County Code--omnibus amendments 1997-19 June 18 SB415 PN430 30 days State Board of Psychology--transition period for prospective psychologists 1997-20 June 18 HB1054 PN1471 Immediately Insurance Department Act of 1921, The--confidential information sharing 1997-21 June 18 HB854 PN1924 July 1, 1997 Capital Budget Act of 1997-1998--enactment 1997-22 June 19 SB123 PN1174 Immediately Public School Code of 1949--charter schools
1997 APPROPRIATIONS--Acts 42A through 44A (numerical)
Act Enactment Bill Printer's Effective Subject No. Date Number Number Date Matter 1997-42A June 18 SB870 PN1157 Immediately* General Appropriation Act of 1997--Executive Department agencies, adding or changing certain State and Federal appropriations 1997-43A June 18 HB848 PN1786 July 1, 1997 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission--operation 1997-44A June 18 HB849 PN1978 July 1, 1997 Office of Consumer Advocate--operation *with exceptions
1997 JOINT RESOLUTION--JR 3 (numerical)
Jr Filing Bill Printer's Prior Subject No. Date Number Number Passage Matter 1997-3 June 16 HB171 2015 JR 1996-2 Elections--absentee voting
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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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, (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, (717) 787-5320.
CARL MEASE,
Director
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1070. Filed for public inspection July 3, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]
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