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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 12-2417

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Recent Actions during the 2012 Regular Session of the General Assembly

[42 Pa.B. 7519]
[Saturday, December 15, 2012]

 The following is a summary of recent actions of the General Assembly during the 2012 Regular Session

Doc. Date of Bill Printer's Effective Subject Matter
No. Action Number Number Date
2012 General Acts of Regular Session Enacted—Act 207 through 211
207 Nov 1 SB0201 PN2384 120 days Insurance Company Law of 1921—coverage of prescriptions
208 Nov 1 SB0341 PN2473 30 days Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.)—Automotive Fuel Testing and Disclosure Program
209 Nov 1 SB0390 PN2490 60 days Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.)—width of vehicles
210 Nov 1 SB1225 PN2411 Immediately Education Code (24 Pa.C.S.)—public library code
211 Nov 1 SB1402 PN2415 60 days Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.)—omnibus amendments

 * denotes an effective date with exceptions

Effective Dates of Statutes

 The effective dates specified previously 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 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 (Department) 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 $25.

 Requests for annual subscriptions for advance copies of statutes should be sent to the State Bookstore, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North Street, Harrisburg, PA 17120, accompanied by a check or money order in the sum of $25, payable to the ''Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.''

ROBERT ZECH, Jr., 
Director

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-2417. Filed for public inspection December 14, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]



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