Legislation Enacted

Acts on General Legislation approved In 2008

Act	Enact. Date	Bill	Subject
1	Jan 22	HB 1795	Staff Sergeant Jeremy R. Horton Memorial Bridge - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
2	Feb 4	HB 1109	Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.) - fishing licenses, nonresident, tourist and one-day fishing licenses, issuing agents, and license, permit and issuing agent fees (effective IMMEDIATELY)
3	Feb 14	SB 1	Right-to-Know Law - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
4	Feb 22	HB 1621	Lease - Commonwealth property within Delaware River bed in the city of Philadelphia to VTE Philadelphia, LP, and affirming authority of General Assembly to enact certain conveyances (effective IMMEDIATELY)
5	Feb 22	HB 1627	Lease - Commonwealth property within Delaware River bed in the city of Philadelphia to NCCB Associates, LP, and affirming authority of General Assembly to enact certain conveyances (effective IMMEDIATELY)
6	Mar 17	HB 363	Veterans Bridge - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
7	Mar 17	HB 1131	Second Class Township Code - establishment of fire and emergency medical services (effective 60 DAYS)
8	Mar 17	HB 1133	Borough Code - specific powers relating to emergency services (effective 60 DAYS)
9	Mar 17	HB 1134	First Class Township Code - specific powers relating to emergency services (effective 60 DAYS)
10	Mar 17	HB 1691	United States Army Corps of Engineers - held harmless from certain damages arising from certain construction projects (effective IMMEDIATELY)
11	Mar 17	SB 917	Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Cambria Township, Cambria County (effective IMMEDIATELY)
12	Apr 3	HB 874	Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Education and Donation Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS)
13	Apr 16	HB 1152	Commercial Code (13 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
14	May 13	SB 638	Cancer Drug Repository Program Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS)
15	May 13	SB 1017	Phosphate Detergent Act - exclusions and exceptions (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
16	May 13	SB 1278	Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.) - child medical support, annual fees, orders of support, effect of incarceration, pass-through of support and assignment of support (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
17	May 16	HB 872	John Gross Memorial Bridge - designation and PFC Melvin L. Brown Memorial Bridge - redesignation (effective 60 DAYS)
18	May 16	SB 1065	Edward Anthony Davis Memorial Bridge - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
19	Jun 11	HB 500	Medical Practice Act of 1985 - perfusionist licensing, qualifications, supervision and scope of practice, regulations and exemptions (effective 60 DAYS)
20	Jun 11	HB 501	Osteopathic Medical Practice Act - perfusionist licensing, qualifications, supervision and scope of practice, regulations and exemptions (effective 60 DAYS)
21	Jun 11	HB 775	Counties of the first class - flags, markers and headstones (effective 60 DAYS)
22	Jun 11	HB 776	County Code - flags and grave markers of certain deceased service persons (effective 60 DAYS)
23	Jun 11	HB 777	Second Class County Code - markers on graves and flags to decorate graves (effective 60 DAYS)
24	Jun 11	HB 1281	Pennsylvania Appalachian Trail Act - actions by municipalities and their powers and duties (effective 60 DAYS)
25	Jun 11	SB 810	Conveyance - Commonwealth property in the City of Pittston, Luzerne County (effective IMMEDIATELY)
26	Jun 11	SB 880	Fish and Boat Code (30 Pa.C.S.) - vouchers for licenses and permits (effective IMMEDIATELY)
27	Jun 13	SB 246	Clean Indoor Air Act - enactment (effective 90 DAYS)
28	Jun 18	SB 1159	Dr. Joseph Mattioli and Dr. Rose Mattioli Drive - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
29	Jun 27	HB 1863	Western Clinton County Veterans Bridge - designation (effective 60DAYS)
30	Jun 27	HB 2496	Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County (effective IMMEDIATELY)
31	Jun 27	SB 987	Third Class City Code - emergency services (effective 60 DAYS)
32	Jul 2	SB 1063	Local Tax Enabling Act - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
33	Jul 3	SB 1147	Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective 180 DAYS)
34	Jul 4	HB 239	Second Class Township Code - liens for assessments and connection to water system (effective 60 DAYS)
35	Jul 4	HB 306	Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - appeals from Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board and dissemination of names for Statewide jury (effective JULY 1, 2008)
36	Jul 4	HB 883	Newborn Child Testing Act - newborn child screening and testing (effective JULY 1, 2009)
37	Jul 4	HB 1167	Insurance Department Act of 1921 - risk-based capital reporting requirements (effective 60 DAYS)
38	Jul 4	HB 1199	Physical Therapy Practice Act - omnibus amendments (effective 90 DAYS)
39	Jul 4	HB 1329	Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code - omnibus (effective IMMEDIATELY)
40	Jul 4	HB 1330	Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - appeals generally and appeals from ordinances, resolutions, maps, etc. (effective IMMEDIATELY)
41	Jul 4	HB 1589	Capital Budget Project Itemization Act of 2007-2008 enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
42	Jul 4	HB 1612	Cigarette Fire Safety and Firefighter Protection Act - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
43	Jul 4	HB 1705	Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
44	Jul 4	HB 1788	Public Welfare Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
45	Jul 4	HB 1804	Medical Practice Act of 1985 - State Board of Medicine, jointly promulgated regulations, physician assistants, respiratory care practitioners, physicians assistants license and respiratory care practitioner certificates and permits (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
46	Jul 4	HB 2088	Osteopathic Medical Practice Act - State Board of Osteopathic Medicine, practice without license, physician assistants, respiratory care practitioner certificates and permits, refusal, revocation or suspension of license and regulations (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
47	Jul 4	HB 2158	Conveyance - Commonwealth property in Pike, Berks, Montgomery, Lancaster, Lehigh and Lackawanna counties (effective IMMEDIATELY)
48	Jul 4	HB 2231	Capital Facilities Debt Enabling Act - appropriation for and limitation on redevelopment assistance capital projects (effective IMMEDIATELY)
49	Jul 4	HB 2295	Real and Personal Property (68 Pa.C.S.) - application of subpart relating to condominiums created prior statutory law and lien for assessments (effective IMMEDIATELY)
50	Jul 4	HB 2302	Tourism Promotion Act - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
51	Jul 4	HB 2428	Mortgage Property Insurance Coverage Act - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
52	Jul 4	SB 1000	Voice-Over-Internet Protocol Freedom Act - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
53	Jul 4	SB 1297	Fiscal Code - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY)
54	Jul 7	HB 2522	Capital Budget Act of 2008-2009 - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
55	Jul 7	SB 949	Bituminous Coal Mine Safety Act - enactment (effective 180 DAYS)
56	Jul 8	HB 2179	Banks and Banking (7 Pa.C.S.) - regulating mortage loan industry practice, licensure and penalties, and unlicensed mortgage loan activity (effective 120 DAYS)
57	Jul 8	SB 483	Loan Interest and Protection Law - maximum lawful interest rates, residential mortgage interest rates and penalties and (effective 60 DAYS)
58	Jul 8	SB 484	Department of Banking Code - supervision and exercise of discretion, disclosure of certain information, criminal history record information and conduct of administrative proceedings relating to institutions and credit unions (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
59	Jul 8	SB 485	Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
60	Jul 8	SB 486	Housing Finance Agency Law - general authority, notice and institution of foreclosure proceedings, notice requirements, assistance payments and repayment and ongoing foreclosure (effective 60 DAYS)
61	Jul 9	HB 1067	Public School Code of 1949 - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY)
62	Jul 9	HB 1150	Insurance Company Law of 1921 - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
63	Jul 9	SB 2	H2O PA Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS)
64	Jul 9	SB 1341	Water and Sewer Systems Assistance Act - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
65	Jul 9	HB 69	Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.) - buying and selling game and safety zones (effective IMMEDIATELY)
66	Jul 9	HB 377	Tax Reform Code of 1971 - alternative special tax for poverty study, contributions to breast and cervical cancer research and volunteer responder retention and recruitment tax credit (effective IMMEDIATELY)
67	Jul 9	HB 1116	Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.) - vouchers for licenses (effective 60 DAYS)
68	Jul 9	HB 1693	Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors Act - qualifications for license, endorsement of out-of-state licenses and proscribing unlawful (effective 60 DAYS)
69	Jul 9	SB 4	State Lottery Law - PACE and PACENET eligibility (effective IMMEDIATELY)
70	Jul 9	SB 266	Pennsylvania Climate Change Act - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
71	Jul 9	SB 356	Environmental Education Act - establishment of Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education and Pennsylvania Center for Environmental Education Board (effective IMMEDIATELY)
72	Jul 9	SB 385	Public Safety Emergency Telephone Act - Interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol service and VoIP 911 Emergency Services Fund (effective 120 DAYS)
73	Jul 9	SB 838	CPA Law - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
74	Jul 9	SB 999	Marine Sergeant David "DJ" Emery, Jr. Highway - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
75	Jul 9	SB 1020	Conservation District Law - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
76	Jul 9	SB 1332	General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.) - oaths of office and hotel room rental tax (effective 60 DAYS)
77	Jul 9	SB 1424	Board of Vehicles Act - licensing cost (effective IMMEDIATELY)
78	Jul 10	HB 1202	Biofuel Development and In-State Production Incentive Act - enactment (effective 90 DAYS)
79	Jul 10	SB 1412	Keystone Opportunity Zone, Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zone and Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zone Act - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
80	Jul 11	HB 2167	Community and Economic Improvement Act - Philadelphia hospitality promotion tax and apportionment of revenue (effective IMMEDIATELY)
81	Sep 25	HB 4	Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (42 Pa.C.S.) and Law and Justice (44 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
82	Sep 25	HB 5	Prisoner Transfer Law - transfer of inmates (effective 120 DAYS)
83	Sep 25	HB 6	Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole Law - intent, business of board, powers and duties of board and chairman, supervision of parole and probation, power to parole, commision of crime during parole and victim of offense. (effective 60 DAYS)
84	Sep 25	HB 7	Removal of certain seriously ill convicts (effective 60 DAYS)
85	Sep 25	SB 180	Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) - Burial details and termination of certain health insurance benefits (effective IMMEDIATELY)
86	Sep 25	SB 1103	Conveyance - Commonwealth property in City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County (effective IMMEDIATELY)
87	Oct 8	SB 684	Public Health Child Death Review Act - enactment (effective 90 DAYS)
88	Oct 8	SB 884	Municipalities Generally (53 Pa.C.S.) - restricting municipalities from regulating amateur radio service communications (effective 60 DAYS)
89	Oct 8	SB 908	Auctioneer and Auction Licensing Act - auctioneer and apprentice auctioneer licenses (effective 60 DAYS)
90	Oct 8	SB 1019	Board of Vehicles Act - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
91	Oct 8	SB 1023	Acupuncture Registration Act - redesignating registration as licensure (effective 60 DAYS)
92	Oct 8	SB 1093	Municipal Police Pension Law - applicability of certain benefit provisions for certain beneficiaries (effective IMMEDIATELY)
93	Oct 8	SB 1225	Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) - intrastate mutual aid (effective IMMEDIATELY)
94	Oct 8	SB 1308	Conveyance - Commonwealth property located in Solebury Township, Bucks County and City of Philadelphia (effective IMMEDIATELY)
95	Oct 8	SB 1376	Repealing act to incorporate and endow an academy or public school in the town of York and for other purposes (effective 60 DAYS)
96	Oct 8	SB 1503	Highway-Railroad and Highway Bridge Capital Budget Supplemental Act for 2008-2009 - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
97	Oct 9	HB 44	Mercury-Free Thermostat Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS)
98	Oct 9	HB 301	Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
99	Oct 9	HB 420	Main Street Act - Main Street Program (effective 60 DAYS)
100	Oct 9	HB 647	Crane Operator Licensure Act - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
101	Oct 9	HB 747	Game and Wildlife Code (34 Pa.C.S.) - hunting licenses (effective 60 DAYS)
102	Oct 9	HB 834	Prohibition of Excessive Overtime in Health Care Act - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS )
103	Oct 9	HB 949	Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act - real estate appraiser certification required, application and qualifications and certification renewal, licensure renewal and records (effective 60 DAYS)
104	Oct 9	HB 1027	Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.) - willful failure to pay support order (effective 60 DAYS)
105	Oct 9	HB 1044	General Local Government Code (53 Pa.C.S.) - powers and duties of Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission and police training (effective 60 DAYS)
106	Oct 9	HB 1096	Pennsylvania Construction Code Act - establishing Uniform Construction Code Review and Advisory Council, revised or successor codes and training of inspectors (effective IMMEDIATELY)
107	Oct 9	HB 1147	Motor Vehicle Chop Shop and Illegally Obtained and Altered Property Act - definition of "chop shop" (effective 60 DAYS)
108	Oct 9	HB 1177	Insurance (40 Pa.C.S.) - scope of service and rights of health service doctors (effective 120 DAYS)
109	Oct 9	HB 1511	Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - notice and hearing and other basic rights and adjudications of juveniles (effective 60 DAYS)
110	Oct 9	HB 1634	Uniform Municipal Deed Registration Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS)
111	Oct 9	HB 1664	Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - theft of leased property, wiretapping and electronic surveillance, disclosure of contents and expiration of chapter (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
112	Oct 9	HB 1723	Senator Roger A. Madigan Highway, Curt Zook Memorial Bridge, Officer Gregg Memorial Bypass and Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Bridge - designations (effective 60 DAYS)
113	Oct 9	HB 1742	Scrap Material Theft Prevention Act - enactment (effective 60 DAYS)
114	Oct 9	HB 2034	Long-Term Care Patient Access to Pharmaceuticals Act - enactment (effective 90 DAYS WITH EXCEPTIONS)
115	Oct 9	HB 2233	Elm Street Program Act - program requirements and guidelines and repealing expiration date of act (effective 60 DAYS)
116	Oct 9	HB 2289	Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - desecration, theft or sale of venerated objects (effective 60 DAYS)
117	Oct 9	HB 2294	Debt Management Services Act - enactment (effective 120 DAYS)
118	Oct 9	HB 2499	Massage Therapy Law - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY WITH EXCEPTIONS)
119	Oct 9	HB 2525	Dog Law - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY)
120	Oct 9	HB 2629	Health Care Facilities Act - licensure (effective IMMEDIATELY)
121	Oct 9	HB 2644	Underground Utility Line Protection Law - duties of facility (effective IMMEDIATELY)
122	Oct 9	HB 2722	SFC Michael J. Tully Memorial Bridges - designation (effective 60 DAYS)
123	Oct 9	SB 263	Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act - benefits (effective JULY 1, 2009)
124	Oct 9	SB 295	Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act - enactment (effective 120 DAYS)
125	Oct 9	SB 768	Public Authorities and Quasi-Public Corporations (64 Pa.C.S.) - First Industries Program (effective 60 DAYS)
126	Oct 9	SB 1028	Second Class Township Code - public roads (effective IMMEDIATELY)
127	Oct 9	SB 1107	Domestic Relations Code (23 Pa.C.S.) and Military and Veterans Code (51 Pa.C.S.) - modification of existing custody orders, protection of deployed members of Pennsylvania National Guard and reserve components in child custody arrangements (effective 60 DAYS)
128	Oct 9	SB 1504	Highway Capital Budget Project Itemization Act of 2008-2009 - enactment (effective IMMEDIATELY)
129	Oct 15	HB 2200	Public Utility Code (66 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective 30 DAYS)
130	Oct 15	SB 763	Local Tax Enabling Act - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY)
131	Oct 17	HB 1845	Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective IMMEDIATELY)
132	Oct 17	SB 100	Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act - enactment (effective JULY 1, 2009)
133	Nov 26	HB 347	Vehicle Code (75 Pa.C.S.) - omnibus amendments (effective 60 DAYS)
134	Nov 26	HB 1543	Crimes Code (18 Pa.C.S.) - expungement of criminal history (effective 60 DAYS)
135	Nov 26	HB 2188	Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act - enactment (effective 90 DAYS)
136	Nov 26	SB 1114	Blue Star Point Lookout, John W. Groters Memorial Highway, Police Sergeant Stephen Liczbinski Memorial Highway, Glenn McMaster Memorial Bridge - designations (effective 60 DAYS)