Legislation Enacted

Acts on General Legislation approved In 2019

Act	Enact. Date	Bill	Subject
1	Mar 28	SB 113	Public Employee Pension Forfeiture Act - disqualification and forfeiture of benefits, restitution for monetary loss and repealing retroactivity provision (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
2	Apr 18	HB 18	Project 70 land restrictions and transfers - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY)
3	Apr 23	SB 9	Eastern hellbender the official amphibian of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - designation (effective IMMEDIATELY)
4	May 1	HB 264	Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.) - money authority (effective 90 DAYS WITH EXCEPTIONS)
5	May 15	HB 279	Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - rescue from motor vehicle (effective 60 DAYS)
6	Jun 12	HB 275	Municipalities Financial Recovery Act - program objectives, authorization and limitation of status (effective 60 DAYS)
7	Jun 12	SB 115	Public School Code of 1949 - cardiopulmonary resuscitation education (effective 60 DAYS)
8	Jun 12	SB 441	Sgt. Christopher M. Wrinkle and Tosca Memorial Bridge - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
9	Jun 19	HB 619	June 19 as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day" - designation and holiday observance (effective IMMEDIATELY)
10	Jun 21	HB 223	Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Asylum Township, Bradford County, to French Azilum, Inc. (effective IMMEDIATELY)
11	Jun 21	SB 43	J. Edward "Hutch" Hutchinson Memorial Bypass - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
12	Jun 28	HB 33	Human Services Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
13	Jun 28	HB 262	Tax Reform Code of 1971 - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
14	Jun 28	HB 856	Public Welfare (67 Pa.C.S.) - adoption opportunities, family finding and kinship care, Kinship Care Program and the Subsidized Permanent Legal Custodianship Program (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
15	Jun 28	HB 1461	Administrative Code of 1929 - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
16	Jun 28	HB 1615	Public School Code of 1949 - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
17	Jun 28	SB 127	Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) - telecommunications management, counties, fund, telephone records, inventory and termination of chapter (effective IMMEDIATELY)
18	Jun 28	SB 144	Public School Code of 1949 - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
19	Jun 28	SB 695	Human Services Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY)
20	Jun 28	SB 712	Fiscal Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
21	Jun 28	HB 315	Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - offense of female mutilation (effective 60 DAYS)
22	Jun 28	HB 384	Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - classes of licenses (effective 60 DAYS)
23	Jun 28	HB 502	Crime Victims Act - rights (effective 60 DAYS)
24	Jun 28	HB 504	Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - evidence of victim's sexual conduct (effective 60 DAYS)
25	Jun 28	HB 1065	CPL James Slagle 2nd Ranger Battalion Army Ranger WWII Memorial Bridge - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
26	Jun 28	HB 1166	Supplementary Act, Pilotage Rates - pilotage fees and unit charge and charges for services (effective 60 DAYS)
27	Jun 28	SB 190	Conveyance - Commonwealth Property in Somerset Township, Somerset County, to Jeffrey C. Walker (effective 60 DAYS)
28	Jun 28	SB 338	Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - width of vehicle (effective 60 DAYS)
29	Jun 28	SB 399	Sexual Assault Testing and Evidence Collection Act - sexual assault evidence collection program, rights of sexual assault victims and report by Pennsylvania State Police (effective 60 DAYS)
30	Jun 28	SB 469	Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - procedures to protect victims and witnesses with intellectual disabilities or autism (effective 60 DAYS)
31	Jun 28	SB 479	Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - admissibility of certain statements (effective 60 DAYS)
32	Jul 1	HB 1324	Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
33	Jul 1	HB 370	Agricultural Area Security Law - purchase of agricultural conservation easements (effective 60 DAYS)
34	Jul 1	HB 1514	Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.) - Farm-to-School Program (effective 60 DAYS)
35	Jul 1	HB 1516	Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.) - Agriculture Rapid Response Disaster Readiness Account (effective 60 DAYS)
36	Jul 1	HB 1520	Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.) - Pennsylvania Preferred® Trademark Licensing Fund, military veterans and grant programs (effective 60 DAYS)
37	Jul 1	HB 1526	Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.) - Agriculture-Linked Investment Program (effective 60 DAYS)
38	Jul 1	HB 1590	Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations (64 Pa.C.S.) - Dairy Investment Program and Dairy Investment Program Account (effective IMMEDIATELY)
39	Jul 1	SB 634	Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.) - soil and conservation and Conservation Excellence Grant Program (effective 60 DAYS)
40	Jul 1	SB 661	Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
41	Jul 1	HB 1172	Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs - Duties - licensure by endorsement (effective 60 DAYS)
42	Jul 2	HB 3	Insurance (40 Pa.C.S.) - Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange Fund (effective IMMEDIATELY)
43	Jul 2	HB 24	Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act - bonds, issue of bonds and notes, maturity and interest (effective IMMEDIATELY)
44	Jul 2	HB 65	Multiple designations in multiple counties - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
45	Jul 2	HB 131	Liquor Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
46	Jul 2	HB 195	Insurance (40 Pa.C.S.) - medication synchronization (effective 365 DAYS)
47	Jul 2	HB 235	Domestic Relations (23 Pa.C.S.) - consents necessary to adoption, costs and fees, State disbursement unit, employees having contact with children, adoptive and foster parents and volunteers having contact with children (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
48	Jul 2	HB 423	Liquor Code - local option (effective 60 DAYS)
49	Jul 2	HB 448	Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial Act - establishment, composition and report to the Governor and the General Assembly (effective 60 DAYS)
50	Jul 2	HB 547	First Class Township Code - ordinances and resolutions, tax levies and tax rates to be expressed in dollars and cents (effective 60 DAYS)
51	Jul 2	HB 548	Boroughs and Incorporated Towns (8 Pa.C.S.) and Cities (11 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
52	Jul 2	HB 615	State Government (71 Pa.C.S.) - installment payments (effective 60 DAYS)
53	Jul 2	HB 751	Public Utilities (66 Pa.C.S.) - power of commission to order acquisition of small water and sewer utilities, service of complaints on parties and computation of income tax expense for ratemaking purposes (effective 60 DAYS)
54	Jul 2	HB 786	Heath and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) - Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation, accreditation of trauma centers, submission of list, funding, notification of trauma center closure, reporting and certification and financial report (effective IMMEDIATELY)
55	Jul 2	HB 807	Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) - compensation of division commander or equivalent (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
56	Jul 2	HB 826	Sports Raffle Charities Act - enactment (effective 30 DAYS)
57	Jul 2	HB 1524	Liquor Code - limiting number of retail licenses to be issued in each county and licenses not assignable and transfers (effective 60 DAYS)
58	Jul 2	HB 1614	Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
59	Jul 2	SB 117	Multiple designations in multiple counties - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
60	Jul 2	SB 128	Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) and Transportation (74 Pa.C.S.) - Civil Air Patrol and authority of department (effective 60 DAYS)
61	Jul 2	SB 130	Conveyance - Commonwealth property in multiple townships and counties (effective IMMEDIATELY)
62	Jul 2	SB 298	Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) - wearing of uniforms and insignia and misrepresentation of military service or honors and Veterans' Trust Fund (effective 60 DAYS)
63	Jul 2	SB 321	Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.) - option to prohibit the location of an establishment license within a municipality (effective IMMEDIATELY)
64	Jul 2	SB 440	Public School Code of 1949 - flexible instructional days (effective 60 DAYS)
65	Jul 2	SB 478	Tax Reform Code of 1971 - beginning farmer tax credit (effective 60 DAYS)
66	Jul 2	SB 585	Agriculture Code (3 Pa.C.S.) - Pennsylvania Dairy Future Commission (effective 30 DAYS)
67	Jul 2	SB 621	Public School Code of 1949 - school security and duties of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (effective 60 DAYS)
68	Jul 2	SB 698	Medical Practice Act of 1985 - physician assistants and physician assistant license (effective 30 DAYS)
69	Jul 2	SB 699	Osteopathic Medical Practice Act - physician assistants (effective 30 DAYS)
70	Jul 2	SB 700	Public School Code of 1949 - Public Higher Education Funding Commission, construction and renovation of buildings by school entities and grant program for maintenance projects (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
71	Jul 2	SB 701	Conveyance - Commonwealth property in the City of Allentown and the City of Bethlehem, Lehigh County, through a competitive solicitation process (effective IMMEDIATELY)
72	Jul 2	SB 724	Education (24 Pa.C.S.) and State Government (71 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
73	Oct 4	HB 318	Telemarketer Registration Act - blocking of caller identification and other telemarketing screening products or services prohibited and unwanted telephone solicitation calls prohibited (effective 60 DAYS)
74	Oct 4	HB 1557	Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act - designating areas unsuitable for coal refuse disposal (effective 60 DAYS)
75	Oct 7	HB 1170	Construction Industry Employee Verification Act - enactment (effective ONE YEAR)
76	Oct 30	HB 265	Public School Code of 1949 - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
77	Oct 31	SB 421	Pennsylvania Election Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
78	Nov 7	HB 374	Environmental Resources (27 Pa.C.S.) and Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - establishing the Keystone Tree Restricted Account and contributions to the account (effective 60 DAYS)
79	Nov 7	HB 407	General Provisions (1 Pa.C.S.) - definitions (effective 60 DAYS)
80	Nov 7	HB 510	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 (effective 60 DAYS)
81	Nov 7	HB 511	Second Class Township Code - intergovernmental cooperation (effective 60 DAYS)
82	Nov 7	HB 512	Cities (11 Pa.C.S.) - municipal authorities and cooperation with other political subdivisions (effective 60 DAYS)
83	Nov 7	HB 859	Heath and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) - telecommunications management and nonprofit security grant fund (effective IMMEDIATELY)
84	Nov 7	HB 1085	State Personal Property Tax Act - repealed (effective 60 DAYS)
85	Nov 7	SB 694	Oil and Gas Lease Act - cross unit drilling for unconventional wells (effective 60 DAYS)
86	Nov 21	HB 947	Liquor Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
87	Nov 26	HB 962	Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
88	Nov 26	HB 1051	Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.) - penalties (effective 60 DAYS)
89	Nov 26	HB 1171	Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - contracts or agreements for nondisclosure of certain conduct (effective 60 DAYS)
90	Nov 27	HB 17	Tax Reform Code of 1971 - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
91	Nov 27	HB 49	Public School Code of 1949 - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
92	Nov 27	HB 57	Abolishing numerous State authorities, boards, commissions, committees, councils and representatives and making related repeals - enactment (effective 60 DAYS)
93	Nov 27	HB 97	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 (effective 60 DAYS)
94	Nov 27	HB 227	Pennsylvania Election Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY)
95	Nov 27	HB 754	State Lottery Law - determination of eligibility in pharmaceutical assistance for the elderly (effective IMMEDIATELY)
96	Nov 27	HB 917	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 (effective 60 DAYS)
97	Nov 27	HB 956	State Lottery Law - powers and duties of secretary (effective IMMEDIATELY)
98	Nov 27	HB 1016	The Insurance Company Law of 1921 - solvency, benefit contract and injunction, liquidation and receivership of domestic society (effective 60 DAYS)
99	Nov 27	HB 1203	Municipalities (53 Pa.C.S.) - money of authority (effective 60 DAYS)
100	Nov 27	HB 1402	Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - sexual extortion (effective 60 DAYS)
101	Nov 27	HB 1410	Transit Revitalization Investment District Act - declaration of policy, military installation remediation and establishing the Military Installation Remediation Fund (effective IMMEDIATELY)
102	Nov 27	HB 1547	Multiple designations in multiple counties - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
103	Nov 27	HB 1772	Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - offense of criminal trespass (effective 60 DAYS)
104	Nov 27	HB 1896	Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Chester County, Benner Township, Centre County and Borough of West Chester, Chester County (effective IMMEDIATELY)
105	Nov 27	HB 1982	State Government (71 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY)
106	Nov 27	SB 146	Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) - online training for firefighters and related repeal (effective 60 DAYS)
107	Nov 27	SB 147	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 (effective 90 DAYS)
108	Nov 27	SB 314	Pennsylvania Rural Health Redesign Center Authority Act - enactment (effective 180 DAYS)
109	Nov 27	SB 317	Second Class Township Code - annual budget (effective 60 DAYS)
110	Nov 27	SB 456	Private Licensed Schools Act - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS WITH EXCEPTIONS)
111	Nov 27	SB 473	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 (effective JULY 1, 2020 WITH EXCEPTIONS)
112	Nov 27	SB 572	Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) - opioid treatment agreements (effective IMMEDIATELY)
113	Nov 27	SB 733	Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development and Tourism Fund Capital Budget Itemization Act of 2019 - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
114	Dec 18	SB 500	Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Law - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
115	Dec 18	SB 501	Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) and Prisons and Parole (61 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
116	Dec 27	HB 1542	Liquor Code - special occasion permits and wine and spirits auction permits (effective 60 DAYS)
117	Dec 27	SB 316	Second Class Township Code - duties of supervisors (effective 60 DAYS)
118	Dec 27	SB 750	Administrative Code of 1929 - grounds, buildings and monuments in general and transfer the authority of Lieutenant Governor's Mansion (effective 30 DAYS)