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Pennsylvania General Assembly
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Legislation Enacted

 Amendatory acts prior to 1990 are not available.

Acts on General Legislation approved In 1983

Act Enact. Date Bill Subject
1 Apr 14
SB 4 Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - solidified alcohol labeling  (effective 180 DAYS)
2 Apr 14
SB 59 Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Snyder County  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
3 May 4
SB 1 Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - vehicle emission inspection program  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
4 May 13
SB 380 Pennsylvania Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act - regulating rollback taxes on agriculturally related commercial activity  (effective 60 DAYS)
5 May 13
HB 520 Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Act - Educational Loan Assistance Fund  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
6 May 20
HB 219 First Class A School District Earned Income Tax Act - filing of tax returns  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
7 Jun 3
HB 61 Permanent Registration Act for Cities of the Second Class, Cities of the Second Class A, Cities of the Third Class, Boroughs, Towns and Townships - cancellation or suspension of registration  (effective 30 DAYS)
8 Jun 14
SB 5 Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - odometers and odometer readings  (effective 60 DAYS)
9 Jun 15
SB 79 Legislative Journal indexing - repeal of law  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
10 Jun 15
SB 80 Compensation of persons serving legislative process on witnesses - repeal of law  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
11 Jun 15
SB 131 Senators and senatorial districts - repeal of law  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
12 Jun 15
SB 132 Representatives and representative districts - repeal of law  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
13 Jun 15
HB 575 Pennsylvania Savings Association Insurance Corporation Act - earnings paid on savings deposits  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
14 Jun 28
HB 352 Glasgow Bridge in Beaver County - name change  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
15 Jun 28
HB 550 Lehighton-Weissport Bridge in Carbon County - name change  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
16 Jun 30
SB 795 Emergency Medical Services Systems Act - extending expiration date of act  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
17 Jul 1
SB 740 Uniform Commercial Code (13 Pa.C.S.) - financing statements  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
18 Jul 1
HB 855 Land and Water Conservation and Reclamation Act - reappropriating lapsed funds  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
19 Jul 7
HB 5 Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - size and weight of vehicles, etc.  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
20 Jul 7
HB 190 First Class Township Code - reductions in police force  (effective 60 DAYS)
21 Jul 7
HB 191 Recorder of deeds - realty transfer tax collections  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
22 Jul 7
SB 471 Cooperative Agricultural Association Act - amount of dividends on stock  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
23 Jul 7
SB 710 Project 70 Land - conveyance in Luzerne County  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
24 Jul 8
HB 413 Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Allegheny County  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
25 Jul 20
SB 128 Administrative Code - Office of Consumer Advocate continuation and regulation  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
26 Jul 20
HB 84 Administrative Code - indebtedness of Energy Development Authority  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
27 Jul 20
HB 595 Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.) - increasing certain fees  (effective JANUARY 1, 1984)
28 Jul 20
HB 596 Game Law - increasing certain fees  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
29 Jul 21
HB 22 Tax Reform Code of 1971 - sales, personal income and public utility realty taxes  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
30 Jul 21
SB 706 Unemployment Compensation Law - omnibus amendments  (effective JANUARY 1, 1984)
31 Jul 22
SB 385 Public School Employees' Retirement Code and State Employees' Retirement Code (24 and 71 Pa.C.S.) - school subsidies and employee retirement contributions  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
32 Jul 22
HB 10 Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments  (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
33 Jul 22
HB 820 Capital Budget 1982-1983 - public improvement project financed from Game Fund  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
34 Jul 28
HB 86 Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Allegheny County  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
35 Jul 28
HB 166 Game Law - disturbing of traps and harassment of wildlife  (effective 60 DAYS)
36 Jul 28
HB 189 Real Estate Tax Sale Law - extending redemption period for owner-occupied real estate  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
37 Jul 28
HB 989 Project 70 land - restrictions on Erie County lands  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
38 Jul 28
SB 666 Capital budget 1983-1984 - Game Fund, transportation and highway projects  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
39 Sep 30
SB 270 Public Official Compensation Law - enactment  (effective DEC. 1, 1983 WITH EXCEPTIONS)
40 Oct 4
SB 473 Game Law - hunting with ferrets and fitches  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
41 Oct 21
SB 280 County Code - damage to or theft of grave markers and flag holders  (effective 60 DAYS)
42 Oct 21
SB 522 Child Protective Services Law - definition of 'family or household members'  (effective 60 DAYS)
43 Oct 21
SB 867 Octoraro Creek Scenic Rivers Act - enactment  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
44 Oct 26
HB 177 Community College Act of 1963 - Commonwealth reimbursement of operating costs  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
45 Oct 28
SB 199 Antibid-Rigging Act - enactment  (effective 60 DAYS)
46 Oct 28
SB 526 Project 70 land - conveyance in Cambria County  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
47 Oct 28
SB 879 Capital Budget 1983-1984 - furniture and equipment projects  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
48 Oct 28
HB 368 Mortgages - satisfaction in counties that microfilm mortgages  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
49 Oct 28
HB 370 Second Class Township Code - sale of property at public auction  (effective 60 DAYS)
50 Oct 28
HB 372 First Class Township Code - sale of property at public auction  (effective 60 DAYS)
51 Oct 28
HB 585 Mortgages - satisfaction accompanied by certified copy of mortgage  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
52 Oct 28
HB 586 Mortgages - satisfaction by filing satisfaction piece  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
53 Nov 1
SB 21 Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - use of child passenger restraint systems  (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
54 Nov 3
HB 7 County Pension Law - credit for former school employes  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
55 Nov 3
HB 52 Capital budget 1980-1981 - public improvement projects  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
56 Nov 3
HB 96 Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Cambria County  (effective 60 DAYS)
57 Nov 3
HB 573 Cherry Street Bridge in Lawrence County - name change  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
58 Nov 3
HB 822 Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Erie County  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
59 Nov 3
HB 1357 Pennsylvania Election Code - change of date for 1984 General primary  (effective NOVEMBER 1, 1984)
60 Nov 3
SB 428 Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Centre County  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
61 Nov 3
SB 446 Capital budget 1981-1982 - transportation assistance projects  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
62 Nov 3
SB 632 Pennsylvania Athletic Code - omnibus amendments  (effective 60 DAYS)
63 Nov 4
HB 6 Pharmaceutical Assistance Contract for the Elderly Act - enactment  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
64 Nov 23
SB 279 Game Law - menagerie and wildlife permits, fees and penalties  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
65 Nov 23
HB 501 Second Class County Code - duration of residential finance authorities  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
66 Dec 1
SB 302 Tax Reform Code - financial institution taxes  (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
67 Dec 2
HB 258 Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - computer offenses, wiretapping and electronic surveillance  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
68 Dec 2
HB 327 Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority Act - voting of government board members by proxy  (effective 60 DAYS)
69 Dec 2
SB 652 Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Blair County  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
70 Dec 2
SB 835 Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Philadelphia  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
71 Dec 20
HB 256 Christmas trees - bills of sale or proof of land ownership  (effective 60 DAYS)
72 Dec 20
HB 379 Public Adjuster Licensing Law - enactment  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
73 Dec 20
HB 947 Public School Code of 1949 - school subsidies, etc.  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
74 Dec 20
HB 1229 Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act - bonding requirements and applicability of noncoal provisions  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
75 Dec 20
HB 1342 County Pension Law - pickup contributions for retirement  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
76 Dec 20
HB 1438 Capital budget 1983-1984 - enactment  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
77 Dec 20
SB 198 Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency Act - student loan interest and use as collateral  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
78 Dec 20
SB 206 Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - offensive weapons, antique firearms and institutional vandalism  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
79 Dec 20
SB 603 Highway Vegetation Control Act - enactment  (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
80 Dec 20
SB 995 County Institution District Law - salaries of treasurers of second class counties  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
81 Dec 20
SB 1049 Pennsylvania Election Code - form of nomination petitions  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
82 Dec 22
HB 92 Tax Reform Code of 1971 - registration of transient vendors for sales tax  (effective 60 DAYS)
83 Dec 22
HB 350 Animal Destruction Method Authorization Law - enactment  (effective 6 MONTHS)
84 Dec 22
HB 1454 Board of Vehicles Act - enactment  (effective JANUARY 1, 1984)
85 Dec 22
SB 763 Auctioneer and Auction Licensing Act - enactment  (effective JANUARY 1, 1984)
86 Dec 22
SB 950 Architects Licensure Law - reestablishment of Architects Licensure Board, etc.  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
87 Dec 22
SB 966 Professional Engineers Registration Law - reestablishing State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, etc.  (effective JANUARY 1, 1984)
88 Dec 22
SB 967 Funeral Director Law - reestablishing State Board of Funeral Directors, etc.  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
89 Dec 23
HB 533 Tax Reform Code of 1971 - capital stock-franchise tax, utilities gross receipts tax and mutual thrift institutions tax  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
90 Dec 23
HB 743 Tax Reform Code of 1971 - sales tax, personal income tax and corporate tax  (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
91 Dec 23
HB 500 Housing Finance Agency Law - homeowner's emergency assistance  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
92 Dec 23
SB 1144 Business Corporation Law - rights and duties of directors, officers and shareholders  (effective IMMEDIATELY)
93 Dec 30
HB 1391 Race Horse Industry Reform Act - taxation and distribution of funds from pari-mutuel revenues  (effective IMMEDIATELY)