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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 98-2013

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Recent Actions During the 1998 Regular Session of the General Assembly

[28 Pa.B. 6066]

   The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 1998 Regular Session.

1998 ACTS--ACTS 99 through 112
(numerical)

ActEnactmentBillPrinter'sEffectiveSubject
No.DateNo.No.DateMatter
1998-99 Nov. 17 HB1304 PN3896 60 days Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (20 Pa.C.S.)--disposition of decedent's remains
1998-100 Nov. 17 SB1013 PN2210 Immediately Job Enhancement Act--enactment
1998-101 Nov. 24 HB2209 PN2919 Immediately Repeals--obsolete laws relating to annexing of adjacent territory by borough or incorporated town
1998-102 Nov. 24 HB1660 PN3934 60 days POW/MIA Memorial Highway, Marty Godra Memorial Bridge and POW/MIA Remembrance Highway--designation
1998-103 Nov. 24 SB1051 PN1806 60 days Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)--standby guardians for minors
1998-104 Nov. 24 SB670 PN712 Immediately Municipalities--sale of real and personal property
1998-105 Nov. 24 SB542 PN1206 60 days Optional Third Class City Charter Law--fines and penalties
1998-106 Nov. 24 SB491 PN1989 60 days Infrastructure Development Act--long-term vacant commercial site projects inclusion into infrastructure development program and job retention
1998-107 Nov. 24 SB263 PN313 60 days Private Driver Education or Training School Act--regulating mileage and age of driver training vehicles
1998-108 Nov. 24 SB211 PN940 60 days Borough Code, The--tax levies
1998-109 Nov. 24 SB1385 PN1997 Immediately* Pennsylvania Securities Act of 1972--omnibus amendments
1998-110 Nov. 24 SB1372 PN2019 60 days Motor Vehicle Chop Shop and Illegally Obtained and Altered Property Act--enactment
1998-111 Nov. 24 SB1192 PN1854 Immediately Crime Victims Act--enactment
1998-112 Nov. 24 HB1172 PN3733 1 year Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act--omnibus amendments

* 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 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 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, (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
Legislative Reference Bureau

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 98-2013. Filed for public inspection December 11, 1998, 9:00 a.m.]


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