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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 19-1846

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Recent Actions during the 2019 Regular Session of the General Assembly

[49 Pa.B. 7291]
[Saturday, December 14, 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 DateSubject Matter
2019 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 078 through 113
078 Nov 7 H0374 PN2062 60 days Environmental Resources (27 Pa.C.S.) and Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—establishing the Keystone Tree Restricted Account and contributions to the account
079 Nov 7 H0407 PN0878 60 days General Provisions (1 Pa.C.S.)—definitions
080 Nov 7 H0510 PN0885 60 days Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.)—ordinance, content of ordinance, joint purchases with private educational establishments, required review of specified agreements and effect of joint cooperation agreements
081 Nov 7 H0511 PN0497 60 days Second Class Township Code—intergovernmental cooperation
082 Nov 7 H0512 PN0498 60 days Cities (11 Pa.C.S.)—municipal authorities and cooperation with other political subdivisions
083 Nov 7 H0859 PN2766 Immediately Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—telecommunications management and nonprofit security grant fund
084 Nov 7 H1085 PN1321 60 days State Personal Property Tax Act—repealed
085 Nov 7 S0694 PN1284 60 days Oil and Gas Lease Act—cross unit drilling for unconventional wells
086 Nov 21 H0947 PN2898 Immediately* Liquor Code—omnibus amendments
087 Nov 26 H0962 PN2938 Immediately* Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments
088 Nov 26 H1051 PN1457 60 days Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.)—penalties
089 Nov 26 H1171 PN2892 60 days Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.)—contracts or agreements for nondisclosure of certain conduct
090 Nov 27 H0017 PN2900 Immediately* Tax Reform Code of 1971—omnibus amendments
091 Nov 27 H0049 PN2893Immediately* Public School Code of 1949—omnibus amendments
092 Nov 27 H0057 PN1678 60 days Abolishing numerous State authorities, boards, commissions, committees, councils and representatives and making related repeals—enactment
093 Nov 27 H0097 PN2890 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.)—offense of sale of tobacco, offense of use of tobacco in schools and tobacco
094 Nov 27 H0227 PN2925 Immediately Pennsylvania Election Code—omnibus amendments
095 Nov 27 H0754 PN0804Immediately State Lottery Law—determination of eligibility in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly
096 Nov 27 H0917 PN1055 60 days An act authorizing municipalities other than townships to acquire by gift, devise, or bequest, lands, chattels, securities and funds for the establishment and maintenance of a hospital, etc.—repeal
097 Nov 27 H0956 PN2191 Immediately State Lottery Law—powers and duties of secretary
098 Nov 27 H1016 PN1166 60 days The Insurance Company Law of 1921—solvency, benefit contract and injunction, liquidation and receivership of domestic society
099 Nov 27 H1203 PN2937 60 days Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.)—money of authority
100 Nov 27 H1402 PN2817 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—sexual extortion
101 Nov 27 H1410 PN2161 Immediately Transit Revitalization Investment District Act—declaration of policy, military installation remediation and establishing the Military Installation Remediation Fund
102 Nov 27 H1547 PN2899 60 days Multiple designations in multiple counties—designation
103 Nov 27 H1772 PN2821 60 days Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—offense of criminal trespass
104 Nov 27 H1896 PN2883 Immediately Conveyance—Commonwealth property in Chester County, Benner Township, Centre County and Borough of West Chester, Chester County
105 Nov 27H1982 PN2895 Immediately State Government (71 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments
106 Nov 27S0146 PN1160 60 days Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—online training for firefighters and related repeal
107 Nov 27 S0147 PN1354 90 days Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.)—accountability, hunting on Sunday prohibited, trespass on private property while hunting and hunting on Sunday without written permission
108 Nov 27 S0314 PN0292 180 days Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority Act—enactment
109 Nov 27 S0317 PN0296 60 days Second Class Township Code—annual budget
110 Nov 27 S0456 PN1266 60 days* Private Licensed Schools Act—omnibus amendments
111 Nov 27 S0473 PN1407 July 1, 2020* Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.)—offense of sale of tobacco, offense of use of tobacco in schools and tobacco
112 Nov 27 S0572 PN1400 Immediately Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.)—opioid treatment agreements
113 Nov 27 S0733 PN1324Immediately Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund Capital Budget Itemization Act of 2019—enactment
2019 Joint Resolutions of Regular Session Passed—JR 002
002 Nov 21 H0963 PN1130 Constitution of Pennsylvania—courts to be open and suits against the Commonwealth
2019 Vetoes of Regular Session of Bills—Veto 004
004 Nov 21 H0321 PN1404 Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.)—medical consultation and judgment

 * 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).

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

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 19-1846. Filed for public inspection December 13, 2019, 9:00 a.m.]



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