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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 19-1698

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Recent Actions during the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly

[49 Pa.B. 6803]
[Saturday, November 16, 2019]

 The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2019 Regular Session:

Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective
No. Action Number Number Date Subject Matter
2019 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 073 through 077
073 Oct 4 H0318 PN0544 60 days Telemarketer Registration Act—blocking of caller identification and other telemarketing screening products or services prohibited and unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited
074 Oct 4 H1557 PN2193 60 days Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act—designating areas unsuitable for coal refuse disposal
075 Oct 7 H1170 PN2129 One year Construction Industry Employee Verification Act—enactment
076 Oct 30 H0265 PN2579 Immediately* Public School Code of 1949—omnibus amendments
077 Oct 31 S0421 PN1330 Immediately* Pennsylvania Election Code—omnibus amendments

 * denotes an effective date with exceptions

Effective Dates of Statutes

 The effective dates specified 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 date of statutes).

Advance Copies of Statutes

 Section 1106 of 1 Pa.C.S. (relating to prothonotaries to keep files of advance copies of 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.

 One-time purchases of the advance copies of statutes can be purchased through the State Bookstore's web site at www.shoppaheritage.com.

VINCENT C. DeLIBERATO, Jr., 
Director
Legislative Reference Bureau

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 19-1698. Filed for public inspection November 15, 2019, 9:00 a.m.]



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