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Legislation Enacted
Acts on General Legislation approved In 2005
| Act | Enact. Date | Bill | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Apr 13 |
HB 2 | Growing Greener Environmental Stewardship and Watershed Protection Enhancement Authorization Act - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 2 |
May 9 |
HB 486 | Project 70 lands - release and imposition of restrictions on lands in Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 3 |
Jun 15 |
SB 69 | Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - employer immunity from liability for disclosure of information regarding former or current employees (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 4 |
Jun 15 |
SB 124 | Equitable division of marital property in divorce actions (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 5 |
Jun 15 |
SB 464 | Unemployment Compensation Law - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 6 |
Jun 30 |
HB 402 | Michael A. Cannavino Way - designation (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 7 |
Jun 30 |
HB 1110 | Ricky Hafer Highway and Aaron Rusin Boulevard - designations (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 8 |
Jun 30 |
HB 1178 | Repeal - act to incorporate the State police of Crawford and Erie counties (effective 120 DAYS) |
| 9 |
Jun 30 |
HB 1338 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Columbia Borough, Lancaster County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 10 |
Jul 5 |
HB 129 | Transportation Code (74 Pa.C.S.) - flying while impaired and imposing penalties (effective 90 DAYS) |
| 11 |
Jul 5 |
HB 136 | Second Class Township Code - appropriations to watershed associations (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 12 |
Jul 5 |
HB 157 | County Code - omnibus amendments and repealing Hotel Room Rental Tax Act (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 13 |
Jul 5 |
HB 266 | Borough Code - specific powers of borough (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 14 |
Jul 5 |
HB 267 | First Class Township Code - specific powers (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 15 |
Jul 5 |
HB 271 | Project 70 lands - North Newton Township, Cumberland County, and West Pennsboro Township, Cumberland county (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 16 |
Jul 5 |
HB 279 | Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Law - administrative expenses (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 17 |
Jul 5 |
HB 398 | Legislative Data Processing Committee - further providing for establishment (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 18 |
Jul 5 |
HB 399 | Names (54 Pa.C.S.) divorcing and divorced person and surviving spouse to resume prior name (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 19 |
Jul 5 |
HB 887 | Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.) - resident license and fee exemptions and license costs and fees (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 20 |
Jul 5 |
HB 1076 | Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.) - resident license and fee exemptions and license costs and fees (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 21 |
Jul 5 |
HB 1077 | Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.) license fee for deployed Pennsylvania National Guard members and for reserve component of armed forces members (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 22 |
Jul 5 |
HB 1589 | Medicare Hospital Service Payment Designation Act - designation of hospitals (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 23 |
Jul 5 |
HB 1745 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Hartley Township, Union County and Borough of Danville, Montour County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 24 |
Jul 5 |
SB 126 | Representative Leroy M. Zimmerman Memorial Bridge - designation (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 25 |
Jul 5 |
SB 141 | L. Charles Scipione Bridge - designation (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 26 |
Jul 5 |
SB 158 | State highway system - adding portion of Bayfront Parkway, City of Erie, Erie County, to Commonwealth and transferring certain State road to City of Erie (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 27 |
Jul 5 |
SB 248 | Extending date for validation of certain conveyances and other instruments (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 28 |
Jul 5 |
SB 457 | Third Class City Code - beneficiaries of fund not to be employed by city and beneficiaries serving in elective office (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 29 |
Jul 5 |
SB 511 | Job Enhancement Act - Family Savings Account Program definitions and administration, technology work experience definitions, approved courses, emerging technology companies, responsibility of approved educational institutions and eligible interns (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 30 |
Jul 5 |
SB 584 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - defining offense of disarming law enforcement officer (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 31 |
Jul 5 |
SB 600 | Project 70 lands - release of restrictions on land owned by Indiana County, imposition of restrictions on land being conveyed to county by Department of Transportation (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 32 |
Jul 5 |
SB 677 | Senator Clarence D. Bell Memorial Highway - designation (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 33 |
Jul 5 |
SB 688 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in City of Erie, County of Erie, to Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 34 |
Jul 5 |
SB 697 | Conveyance - Commonwealth lands in Morgan and Franklin Townships, Greene County, and Danville, Montour County, and leasing land within bed of Delaware River (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 35 |
Jul 5 |
SB 721 | Transportation Code (74 Pa.C.S.) - designating State Route 6 in Wyoming County and State Route 92 in Susquehanna County as scenic byways (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 36 |
Jul 5 |
SB 722 | Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 37 |
Jul 5 |
SB 724 | Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - implementing the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 38 |
Jul 6 |
HB 1646 | Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 39 |
Jul 6 |
SB 462 | Liquor Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 40 |
Jul 7 |
HB 176 | Tax Reform Code of 1971 - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 41 |
Jul 7 |
HB 182 | Fiscal Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 42 |
Jul 7 |
HB 1168 | Public Welfare Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 43 |
Jul 7 |
SB 86 | Domestic Relations (23 Pa.C.S.) - consolidating the support law, providing for property of persons liable for support expenses and providing for disposition of complaints (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 44 |
Jul 7 |
HB 1521 | Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (42 Pa.C.S.), Legislature (46 Pa.C.S.) and State Government (71 Pa.C.S.) - compensation (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 45 |
Jul 13 |
HB 3 | Environmental Resources (27 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 46 |
Jul 13 |
HB 628 | Public School Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 47 |
Jul 14 |
HB 86 | Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - agree to hold and save United States Army Corps of Engineers free from certain damages arising from certain construction projects (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 48 |
Jul 14 |
HB 107 | Health Savings Account Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 49 |
Jul 14 |
HB 139 | Municipalities Generally (53 Pa.C.S.) - codifying the Optional County Affordable Housing Funds Act (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 50 |
Jul 14 |
HB 489 | Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 51 |
Jul 14 |
HB 612 | Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority Act - definitions (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 52 |
Jul 14 |
HB 823 | Capital Budget Authorization and Highway Project Itemization Act of 2005-2006 - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 53 |
Jul 14 |
HB 1304 | Library Code - fiscal year waiver of standards and State-aid for 2005-2006 (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 54 |
Jul 14 |
HB 1650 | Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.) - resident, nonresident and tourist fishing licenses (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 55 |
Jul 14 |
SB 147 | Public School Code of 1949 - technical assistance and information provided by department (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 56 |
Jul 14 |
SB 406 | James E. Russo Highway, Senator Albert V. "Bud" Belan Bridge, Major Richard D. Winters Bridge, Amvets POW-MIA Memorial Bridge, Russell P. Letterman Wild Area and Vietman Veterans Memorial Highway - designations (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 57 |
Jul 14 |
SB 565 | County Code - qualifications, eligibility and compensation for district attorneys (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 58 |
Jul 14 |
SB 706 | General Richard Butler Bridge - designation (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 59 |
Oct 6 |
HB 875 | Emergency and Law Enforcement Personnel Death Benefits Act - death benefit eligibility (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 60 |
Oct 6 |
HB 1261 | Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) - deferred motor vehicle insurance coverage (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 61 |
Nov 1 |
HB 619 | Agricultural Area Security Law - creation of agricultural areas and purchase of agricultural conservation easements (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 62 |
Nov 1 |
HB 1069 | Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) - leaves of absence for certain government employees (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 63 |
Nov 1 |
HB 1435 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - computer-assisted remote harvesting of animals (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 64 |
Nov 10 |
HB 746 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - luring a child into motor vehicle or structure (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 65 |
Nov 10 |
HB 1179 | Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S. - Military Family Relief Assistance Program And Military Family Relief Assistance Fund (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 66 |
Nov 10 |
HB 1717 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 67 |
Nov 10 |
SB 361 | Public School Code of 1949 - home education programs (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 68 |
Nov 16 |
HB 127 | Resource Family and Adoption Process Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 69 |
Nov 16 |
HB 761 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Judical Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - invasion of privacy and actions involving products or services used to invade privacy (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 70 |
Nov 16 |
HB 1361 | Community Services Block Grant Act - expiration date (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 71 |
Nov 16 |
HB 1743 | Second Class County Code - assessment limits and effective appeal, escrow and payment under protest (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 72 |
Nov 16 |
HB 1956 | Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.), Legislature (46 Pa.C.S.) and State Governmentt (71 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments and reenacting and amending Public Official Compensation Law (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 73 |
Nov 22 |
HB 1579 | Resource Family Care Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 74 |
Nov 22 |
HB 1606 | Pennsylvania Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Screening Act - enactment (effective JULY 1, 2006) |
| 75 |
Nov 22 |
SB 932 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Borough of Doylestown, Bucks County; adding restrictions (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 76 |
Nov 23 |
HB 1400 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - indecent assault (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 77 |
Nov 23 |
HB 1509 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 78 |
Nov 23 |
SB 260 | Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact Establishment Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 79 |
Dec 13 |
HB 1057 | Retired Law Enforcement Identification Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 80 |
Dec 16 |
HB 163 | Unemployment Compensation Law - compensation rates (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 81 |
Dec 16 |
HB 1539 | The Fiscal Code - reports to Secretary of Revenue and establishment of and appropriation to Emergency Energy Assistance Fund (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 82 |
Dec 22 |
SB 358 | Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) - limitations in educational assistance program (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 83 |
Dec 22 |
SB 869 | Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) - health insurance benefits extended for certain military personnel deployed while full-time students (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 84 |
Dec 22 |
HB 1049 | Barbers' License Law - barber-teacher license application, examination and barber shop operation requirements (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 85 |
Dec 22 |
HB 1686 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - paintball guns and paintball markers offenses, criminal mischief and sale and use of air rifles (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 86 |
Dec 22 |
HB 1690 | Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.) - unlawful devices and methods and license requirements (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 87 |
Dec 22 |
HB 1802 | Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 88 |
Dec 22 |
HB 2041 | Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 89 |
Dec 22 |
SB 394 | Municipal Police Pension Law - payments under existing pension plans for service increments to pensions of police officers (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 90 |
Dec 22 |
SB 539 | Game Code (34 Pa.C.S.) - private property trespass while hunting offense and penalties (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 91 |
Dec 22 |
SB 573 | Fourth to Eighth Class County Assessment Law - valuation of persons and property (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 92 |
Dec 22 |
SB 596 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Borough of Ambridge, Beaver County (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 93 |
Dec 22 |
SB 618 | Equine Activity Immunity Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 94 |
Dec 22 |
SB 712 | Breach of Personal Information Notification Act - enactment (effective 180 DAYS) |
| 95 |
Dec 22 |
SB 736 | Pennsylvania Construction Code - regulations and applicability on certain uncertified buildings (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 96 |
Dec 22 |
SB 895 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - police animals (effective 60 DAYS) |