Governor Rendell Signs Legislation

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today signed into law the following bills:

Senate Bill 87: An Act amending the act of December 15, 1982 (P.L. 1266, No. 287), entitled, as amended, "An act conferring limited residency status on military personnel, their dependents and civilian personnel assigned to an active duty station in Pennsylvania," expanding applicability of the act to include all active duty personnel and their dependents.

Senate Bill 1044: An Act amending Title 61 (Penal and Correctional Institutions) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for prescription medication redistribution within correctional facilities.

Senate Bill 747: An Act authorizing the Department of Transportation to sell land under certain conditions; and repealing certain provisions of The Administrative Code of 1929.

House Bill 1186: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, establishing the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; providing for governing body of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency; making a related repeal; repealing related provisions of the Pennsylvania Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Control Act; and making editorial changes.

House Bill 1251: An Act amending the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L. 682, No. 284), known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921, providing for minimum number of covered employees; further providing for duties of insurers and insurance producers, for investment, for group accident and sickness insurance and for mini-COBRA small employer group health policies; providing for continuation of coverage reinstatement; in long-term care, further providing for definitions; and providing for appealing an insurer's determination the benefit trigger is not met, for prompt payment of clean claims and for applicability.

House Bill 1332: An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for confidential communications to a critical incident stress management team member by law enforcement officers, public safety responders and corrections officers and for confidential communications to a peer support member by law enforcement officers.

House Bill 2493: An Act amending the act of February 1, 1974 (P.L. 34, No. 15), known as the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement Law, providing for implementation provisions for Deferred Retirement Option Plans, for corrective measures for maintaining tax qualified status of the Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System and for solicitation of political contributions; and making a related repeal.

House Bill 1890: An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to The Pennsylvania State University, certain lands in Benner Township, Centre County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to Benner Township, certain lands in Benner Township, Centre County; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, certain lands in Benner Township, Centre County; and authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, certain lands in Benner Township, Centre County.

House Bill 1300: An Act designating the interchange at Exit 32-B of Interstate 70 in Washington County as the Nathan Burnfield Memorial Interchange; and designating the Gay Street Bridge on State Route 113, which crosses French Creek in the Borough of Phoenixville, Chester County, as the Veterans Memorial Gay Street Bridge.

House Bill 1859: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in enforcement, repealing the offense of assaulting an officer, further providing for jurisdiction and penalties, for revocation, suspension or denial of license, permit or registration and for determination of second or subsequent convictions; in game or wildlife protection, further providing for endangered or threatened species; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for killing game or wildlife by mistake, for unlawful taking or possession of game or wildlife, for unlawful use of lights while hunting, for buying and selling game, for trespass on private property while hunting, for unlawful killing or taking of big game and for additional penalty for poaching; and, in hunting and furtaking licenses, further providing for unlawful acts concerning licenses.

House Bill 254: An Act amending the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L. 31, No. 21), known as the Public Welfare Code, in general powers of the Department of Public Welfare, further providing for determining whether applicants are veterans; in public assistance, further providing for medical assistance payments for institutional care; and providing for Statewide Quality Care Assessment.

For more information on specific bills, visit www.legis.state.pa.us.

Media contact: Gary Tuma, 717-783-1116

SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor