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Legislation Enacted
Amendatory acts prior to 1990 are not available.
Acts on General Legislation approved In 1979
| Act | Enact. Date | Bill | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Feb 26 |
HB 17 | Public Official and Employee Ethics Law - effective date change (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 2 |
Apr 6 |
SB 280 | Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - changing effective dates of provisions (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 3 |
Apr 6 |
SB 281 | Conveyance - land in former river bed in Schuylkill County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 4 |
Apr 6 |
SB 430 | Loan Interest and Protection Law - redefining terms (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 5 |
Apr 6 |
HB 153 | Pennsylvania Savings Association Insurance Corporation Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 6 |
May 11 |
SB 197 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Mercer County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 7 |
May 11 |
HB 36 | Public School Code - field trips and weather and nuclear emergencies (effective 60 DAYS WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 8 |
May 11 |
HB 98 | Bedding and Upholstery Law - application to quilted clothing (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 9 |
May 18 |
HB 60 | William B. Lentz Highway - official designation (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 10 |
May 30 |
SB 185 | Malt Beverage Tax Law - extending emergency period for tax credits (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 11 |
May 31 |
HB 417 | Public School Code - payment of costs for exceptional children (effective JULY 1, 1979 WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 12 |
Jun 6 |
HB 305 | Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - articulated bus defined and regulated (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 13 |
Jun 7 |
SB 319 | George C. Platt Memorial Bridge - official designation (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 14 |
Jun 8 |
HB 39 | Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - general monetary exemption (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 15 |
Jun 13 |
HB 59 | 1969-1970 Capital Budget - public improvement project (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 16 |
Jun 13 |
HB 510 | Occupational Disease Act - compensation for disability (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 17 |
Jun 16 |
SB 646 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Pittsburgh (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 18 |
Jun 20 |
SB 2 | Senior Citizens Tax or Rent Rebate Act - filing claims (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 19 |
Jun 28 |
SB 501 | Flood damage grants - eligibility and application (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 20 |
Jun 28 |
HB 247 | County and Municipal State Highway Law - deleting route (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 21 |
Jun 28 |
HB 300 | Administrative Code - natural gas determinations (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 22 |
Jun 28 |
HB 448 | Municipality Authorities Act - regulating contracts and purchases (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 23 |
Jun 28 |
HB 645 | Borough Code - vacating streets (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 24 |
Jun 29 |
HB 369 | Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - snowmobile restricted receipts fund (effective JULY 1, 1979) |
| 25 |
Jun 29 |
HB 486 | Capital Facilities Fund - public improvement project allocations (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 26 |
Jun 29 |
HB 595 | Senior Citizens Property Tax Rebate Act - payment of expenses and claims (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 27 |
Jul 4 |
HB 404 | Tax Reform Code - continuing and adding various taxes (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 28 |
Jul 4 |
HB 643 | 1978-1979 Capital Budget - transportation assistance projects (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 29 |
Jul 5 |
HB 160 | Fish Law - editorial changes (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 30 |
Jul 5 |
HB 178 | State highways - deleting routes in Union County (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 31 |
Jul 5 |
HB 568 | Game Law - dogs pursuing small game (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 32 |
Jul 5 |
HB 780 | Hiram G. Andrews Center in Johnstown - official designation (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 33 |
Jul 5 |
HB 1486 | Vehicle Code (Pa.C.S.) - changing certain effective dates (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 34 |
Jul 10 |
HB 25 | Inheritance and Estate Tax Act - transfers not subject to tax (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 35 |
Jul 10 |
HB 649 | State highways - changing route in Lancaster County (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 36 |
Jul 10 |
HB 650 | State highways - deleting route in Lancaster County (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 37 |
Jul 10 |
HB 713 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Allegheny County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 38 |
Jul 10 |
HB 1009 | State highways - changing route in Chester County (effective COMPLETION OF WORK) |
| 39 |
Jul 10 |
HB 215 | Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Fee Act - method of payment (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 40 |
Jul 12 |
SB 223 | Public Bathing Law - changing definition and penalty (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 41 |
Jul 13 |
HB 140 | Public School Code - subsidies, reports, bids, etc. (effective JULY 1, 1979) |
| 42 |
Jul 13 |
HB 224 | Eminent Domain Code - measure of damages for natural disasters (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 43 |
Jul 13 |
HB 459 | Municipalities Planning Code - hearings in home rule municipalities (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 44 |
Jul 13 |
HB 657 | Emergency Medical Services Systems Act - reenactment and amendment (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 45 |
Jul 13 |
HB 1335 | Second A and third class counties - tax assessment appeals (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 46 |
Jul 13 |
HB 1336 | General County Assessment Law - tax assessment appeals (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 47 |
Jul 16 |
HB 462 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - antique firearms and criminal history record (effective JAN. 1, 1980 WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 48 |
Jul 19 |
HB 308 | Health Care Facilities Act - enactment (effective OCT. 1, 1979) |
| 49 |
Jul 20 |
HB 53 | Environmental Radiation Protection Act - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 50 |
Jul 20 |
HB 405 | Investigating Grand Jury Act - grand jury presentments (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 51 |
Jul 20 |
HB 31 | Public officers and employees - uniform mileage fees (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 52 |
Jul 20 |
HB 82 | Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - regulating district justices (effective 60 DAYS WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 53 |
Jul 20 |
HB 334 | County Pension Law - credits for military service (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 54 |
Jul 20 |
HB 392 | Judiciary Act of 1976 - fees in second class counties (effective JULY 1, 1979) |
| 55 |
Jul 20 |
HB 654 | Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - regulation of farm equipment (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 56 |
Jul 20 |
HB 1259 | 1972-1973 Capital Budget - public improvement projects (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 57 |
Jul 20 |
HB 1475 | Public Utility Code (66 Pa.C.S.) - receiver for rental payments (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 58 |
Jul 20 |
SB 59 | Conveyance - Commonwealth realty in Northumberland County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 59 |
Jul 20 |
SB 532 | Project 70 land - transfer by Warren Borough, Warren County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 60 |
Jul 20 |
SB 568 | Oil and gas - leases to remove or recover (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 61 |
Jul 20 |
SB 727 | Retail Electric Supplier Unincorporated Area Certified Territory Act - applicability, etc. (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 62 |
Jul 20 |
HB 1207 | 1979-1980 Capital Budget - public improvement projects (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 63 |
Jul 21 |
SB 208 | Election Code - county commissioner candidates, ballots and voting machines (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 64 |
Oct 5 |
SB 593 | Third Class City Code - parking for handicapped persons (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 65 |
Oct 5 |
SB 594 | County Code - parking for handicapped persons (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 66 |
Oct 5 |
SB 595 | Borough Code - parking for handicapped persons (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 67 |
Oct 5 |
SB 596 | Second Class Township Code - parking for handicapped persons (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 68 |
Oct 5 |
SB 597 | First Class Township Code - parking for handicapped persons (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 69 |
Oct 16 |
SB 357 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Dauphin County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 70 |
Oct 23 |
SB 181 | Dam Safety Act - water obstructions and encroachments (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 71 |
Oct 25 |
HB 353 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Pittsburgh (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 72 |
Oct 25 |
HB 439 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Berks County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 73 |
Oct 25 |
HB 639 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Allegheny County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 74 |
Oct 25 |
SB 693 | Local Tax Enabling Act - transfer tax on mortgage foreclosures (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 75 |
Oct 25 |
HB 211 | Public Official Compensation Law - revising salaries (effective DEC. 1, 1980 WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 76 |
Oct 27 |
SB 299 | Real Estate Brokers License Act - information on business sign (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 77 |
Oct 27 |
SB 535 | Municipal police - payment of expenses in defending criminal action (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 78 |
Oct 27 |
SB 797 | Political subdivisions and authorities - purchases when no bids received (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 79 |
Oct 27 |
HB 1423 | Tax Reform Code - exclusion of certain horses from sales and use tax (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 80 |
Nov 1 |
HB 815 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Chester County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 81 |
Nov 1 |
HB 1223 | Easement - riverbed of Monongahela River in Greene County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 82 |
Nov 1 |
SB 762 | County officers - increasing salaries (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 83 |
Nov 1 |
SB 95 | Administrative Code - Environmental Quality Board alternates (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 84 |
Nov 1 |
SB 228 | Township State Highway Law - changing routes in Crawford County (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 85 |
Nov 1 |
SB 335 | Raymond E. Wilt Memorial Highway - official designation (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 86 |
Nov 1 |
SB 372 | Uniform Commercial Code (13 Pa.C.S.) - codification (effective JAN. 1, 1980) |
| 87 |
Nov 1 |
SB 731 | Second Class Township Code - grants to nonprofit art corporations (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 88 |
Nov 1 |
SB 732 | First Class Township Code - grants to nonprofit art corporations (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 89 |
Nov 1 |
SB 733 | County Code - grants to nonprofit art corporations (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 90 |
Nov 1 |
SB 734 | Borough Code - grants to nonprofit art corporations (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 91 |
Nov 1 |
SB 820 | Pharmacy Act - licensing pharmacy interns (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 92 |
Nov 1 |
SB 856 | Third Class City Code - grants to nonprofit art corporations (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 93 |
Nov 2 |
SB 64 | Right-of-way - sewer line at Wernersville State Hospital (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 94 |
Nov 2 |
SB 603 | Borough Code - investment of funds (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 95 |
Nov 10 |
SB 696 | Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - studded tires and parking (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 96 |
Nov 20 |
SB 736 | Scotland and Scranton State Schools - faculty leaves of absence (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 97 |
Nov 20 |
HB 147 | Public School Code - tax equalization, hazardous routes, etc. (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 98 |
Nov 20 |
HB 1133 | Assessments for municipal improvements - exemption of cemeteries (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 99 |
Dec 7 |
SB 210 | Municipal Police Pension Law - computing benefits and vesting (effective JAN. 1, 1980) |
| 100 |
Dec 7 |
SB 276 | Administrative Code - condemnation of property, etc. (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 101 |
Dec 7 |
SB 337 | Child Labor Law - physical examinations by nurses (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 102 |
Dec 7 |
SB 502 | Public Welfare Code - assistance to college students, etc. (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 103 |
Dec 7 |
HB 631 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - Sunday trading of motor vehicles (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 104 |
Dec 10 |
HB 777 | Legislative Officers and Employes Law - cost-of-living increase, etc. (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 105 |
Dec 11 |
SB 271 | Second Class County Code - retirement and pensions (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 106 |
Dec 11 |
SB 861 | 1969-1970 Capital Budget - public improvement project (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 107 |
Dec 11 |
HB 852 | Tax Reform Code - gross receipts tax on electricity (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 108 |
Dec 12 |
HB 1108 | Unemployment Compensation Law - eligibility for benefits (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 109 |
Dec 13 |
SB 224 | Second class cities - real estate sales for unpaid taxes and claims (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 110 |
Dec 13 |
SB 756 | Cooperative Agricultural Association Act - audit committees (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 111 |
Dec 13 |
SB 921 | Easement - Commonwealth property in Lancaster County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 112 |
Dec 13 |
HB 1686 | 1978-1979 Capital Budget - transportation assistance projects (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 113 |
Dec 13 |
HB 1997 | Railroad Museum property - acceptance by Commonwealth to pay debt (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 114 |
Dec 13 |
SB 395 | Administrative Code - crime victim's compensation (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 115 |
Dec 13 |
SB 825 | Savings Association Code - interest rates and charges, etc. (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 116 |
Dec 13 |
SB 826 | Banking Code - loans, interest rates, etc. (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 117 |
Dec 13 |
SB 882 | State Highway Law - traffic regulations and penalties (effective 60 DAYS WITH EXCEPTIONS) |
| 118 |
Dec 13 |
HB 118 | Health Care Facilities Act - certificates of need, etc. (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 119 |
Dec 13 |
HB 177 | State highways - partial route deletion in Union County (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 120 |
Dec 13 |
HB 485 | Professional Engineers Registration Law - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 121 |
Dec 13 |
HB 630 | Motor Vehicle Sales Finance Act - finance charges (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 122 |
Dec 13 |
HB 1068 | State highways - route deletion in Union County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 123 |
Dec 13 |
HB 1069 | State highways - deleting route in Union County (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 124 |
Dec 13 |
HB 1261 | Election Code - late filing fees (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 125 |
Dec 13 |
HB 1531 | Administrative Code - state licensing board members (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 126 |
Dec 13 |
HB 1622 | Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Wyoming County (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 127 |
Dec 14 |
HB 830 | Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - criminal history records and probation (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 128 |
Dec 14 |
SB 846 | Health Care Services Malpractice Act - arbitration panels (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 129 |
Dec 14 |
SB 1011 | Liquor Code - production of denatured ethyl alcohol (effective 60 DAYS) |
| 130 |
Dec 18 |
HB 601 | School and State Employees Retirement (24 & 71 Pa.C.S.) - cost-of-living increases (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 131 |
Dec 21 |
HB 1407 | Senior Citizens Tax or Rent Rebate Act - inflation dividend, etc. (effective IMMEDIATELY) |
| 132 |
Dec 24 |
HB 571 | Fiscal Code - procedure for reimbursing county agencies (effective 60 DAYS) |