PRINTER'S NO. 3152
No. 2359 Session of 1976
INTRODUCED BY BERSON AND SCIRICA, MAY 11, 1976
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 11, 1976
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 1 (General Provisions) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, adding and revising provisions 3 relating to printing and distribution of statutes and making 4 repeals. 5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 6 hereby enacts as follows: 7 Section 1. Sections 501 and 502 of Title 1, act of November 8 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania 9 Consolidated Statutes, added June 17, 1974 (P.L.330, No.107), 10 are amended to read: 11 § 501. Publication and distribution. 12 (a) General rule.--The Legislative Reference Bureau may 13 compile, edit, publish, print, supplement and revise or contract 14 directly or through the Legislative Printing Clerk for the 15 compilation, editing, publishing, printing, supplementation or 16 revision of an official publication of the Pennsylvania 17 Consolidated Statutes and amendments thereto. It shall be the 18 duty of the Department of [Property and Supplies] General 19 Services, upon request of the bureau, to arrange for the prompt
1 distribution of the official publication and the supplements 2 thereto and revisions thereof in accordance with the provisions 3 of this chapter. This publication shall be in addition to the 4 publication of advance copies of statutes and the Laws of 5 Pennsylvania [except that the bureau, when authorized by 6 concurrent resolution of the General Assembly, may reduce the 7 number of such statutes and laws published and printed and 8 provide for the manner of their distribution and a fee to be 9 charged for certain distributions]. 10 (b) Sale and distribution.--The prices to be charged for 11 individual copies of and subscriptions to the official 12 publication, the supplements thereto and revisions thereof, for 13 reprints and bound volumes thereof, which prices may be fixed 14 without reference to the restrictions placed upon and fixed for 15 the sale of other publications of the Commonwealth, and the 16 number of copies which shall be distributed free for official 17 use shall be established by the bureau subject, however, to 18 requirements or limitations, if any, established by concurrent 19 resolution of the General Assembly. Without limiting the 20 generality of the foregoing, the bureau may provide for the free 21 reciprocal exchange of publications between this Commonwealth 22 and other states and foreign jurisdictions and for the free 23 distribution of at least one copy of every publication printed 24 under authority of this chapter to each: 25 (1) County for the use of its law library. 26 (2) Member of the General Assembly [at the post office 27 address specified by him]. 28 (3) Law school library which pursuant to rules of court 29 receives copies of printed briefs and records filed in the 30 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. 19760H2359B3152 - 2 -
1 (c) Payments and disposition of moneys.--Payments for 2 documents published by authority of this chapter shall be made 3 to the Legislative Reference Bureau or the Department of 4 [Property and Supplies] General Services, as the bureau shall 5 determine, which shall pay the same into the State Treasury to 6 the credit of the General Fund. Such moneys are hereby 7 appropriated from the General Fund to the Legislative Reference 8 Bureau to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 9 § 502. Preparation and contents. 10 (a) General rule.--In compiling and editing the Pennsylvania 11 Consolidated Statutes and amendments thereto for publication, 12 the bureau may: 13 (1) Omit provisions of the amendatory acts which do not 14 become a part of the structure of this act or which do not 15 constitute part of the law as provided in section 1101(b) of 16 this title (relating to enacting clause and unofficial 17 provisions). 18 (2) Include the provisions or a summary of the 19 provisions referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection in 20 a footnote, appendix, table or other form at such a place and 21 in such a manner as it deems appropriate but any unofficial 22 provisions so included shall not constitute part of the law. 23 (3) Include tables of contents, summary analyses, source 24 notes, parallel tables, indexes, cross references to statutes 25 and regulations, and such other provisions, whether or not 26 contained in this act or in any amendment or amendments to 27 this act, as the bureau deems appropriate but any unofficial 28 provisions so included shall not constitute part of the law. 29 (4) Include the Constitution of Pennsylvania and 30 proposed amendments thereto as well as selected general and 19760H2359B3152 - 3 -
1 permanent laws and amendments thereto. 2 (5) Establish a form of citation of such publication or 3 any part thereof which may be used for the purpose of 4 drafting amendments to this act and for other purposes not 5 inconsistent with the provisions of section 102 of this title 6 (relating to citation of Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes) 7 and section 303 of this title (relating to cross references 8 between provisions of the Consolidated Statutes). 9 (b) Approvals by legislative officers.--The President pro 10 tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 11 Representatives shall approve[: 12 (1) The] the form and contents of the publication 13 prepared by the bureau. 14 [(2) All contracts entered into by the bureau or the 15 Legislative Printing Clerk pursuant to section 501(a) of this 16 title (relating to publication and distribution). 17 (3) All regulations and decisions of the bureau relating 18 to the distribution of the publication and the prices to be 19 charged for such publications pursuant to section 501(b) of 20 this title (relating to publication and distribution).] 21 Section 2. Section 1103 of Title 1, added December 6, 1972 22 (P.L.1339, No.290), is amended to read: 23 § 1103. [Preparation] Printing of statutes [for printing]. 24 (a) Notification by Department of State.--The Department of 25 State, as soon as any bill becomes a law, shall promptly notify 26 the Legislative Reference Bureau of that fact and transmit any 27 documentation requested by the bureau or otherwise required. 28 (b) Preparation of statutes for printing.--The Director of 29 the Legislative Reference Bureau shall, as soon as any bill 30 becomes a law, prepare the same for printing, cause the same to 19760H2359B3152 - 4 -
1 be printed immediately, and collate with and correct the proof 2 sheets by the original rolls. He shall also have the statutes 3 printed and indexed in book form as the Laws of Pennsylvania as 4 early as possible succeeding each regular session of the General 5 Assembly, for distribution in accordance with law. 6 (c) Contracts for printing.--The Director of the Legislative 7 Reference Bureau may contract directly or through the 8 Legislative Printing Clerk for the printing and binding of 9 advance copies of statutes and the Laws of Pennsylvania which 10 contracts shall be given to the lowest responsible bidder after 11 notice to prospective bidders published in the Pennsylvania 12 Bulletin. In the alternative and with the approval of the 13 President pro tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House of 14 Representatives, the bureau may contract with an established law 15 book publisher for the printing, binding, sale and distribution 16 of statutes under such terms and conditions as shall be in the 17 best interest of this Commonwealth. Approval of the contracts by 18 the Governor, Auditor General or State Treasurer shall not be 19 required. This subsection applies to contracts relating to the 20 official publication of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes 21 authorized under section 501(a) (relating to publication and 22 distribution). 23 Section 3. Title 1 is amended by adding a section to read: 24 § 1107. Distribution of statutes. 25 (a) General rule.--The number of advance copies of statutes 26 and volumes of the Laws of Pennsylvania printed or published, 27 the prices to be charged for individual copies and subscriptions 28 (which prices may be fixed without reference to the restrictions 29 placed upon and fixed for the sale of other publications of the 30 Commonwealth) and the number of copies which shall be 19760H2359B3152 - 5 -
1 distributed free for official use shall be established by the 2 bureau subject, however, to requirements or limitations, if any, 3 established by concurrent resolution of the General Assembly. 4 Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the bureau may 5 provide for the free reciprocal exchange of statutes between 6 this Commonwealth and other states and foreign jurisdictions and 7 for the free distribution of at least one copy of every statute 8 printed under authority of this subchapter to each: 9 (1) Prothonotary of each county. 10 (2) County for the use of its law library. 11 (3) Member of the General Assembly. 12 (4) Department, board, commission and agency in the 13 Executive Branch. 14 (5) Law school library which pursuant to rules of court 15 receives copies of printed briefs and records filed in the 16 Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. 17 (b) Distribution agency.--The bureau shall provide for the 18 manner of distribution of the advance copies of statutes and the 19 Laws of Pennsylvania. It shall be the duty of the Department of 20 General Services, upon request of the bureau, to arrange for the 21 prompt distribution of statutes in accordance with the 22 provisions of this section. 23 (c) Payments and disposition of moneys.--Payments for 24 statutes printed and published by authority of this subchapter 25 shall be made to the Legislative Reference Bureau or the 26 Department of General Services, as the bureau shall determine, 27 which shall pay the same into the State Treasury to the credit 28 of the General Fund. Such moneys are hereby appropriated from 29 the General Fund to the Legislative Reference Bureau to carry 30 out the provisions of this subchapter. 19760H2359B3152 - 6 -
1 Section 4. (a) Sections 804(c) and 2406(h), act of April 9, 2 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as "The Administrative Code of 3 1929," are repealed. 4 (b) The following acts and parts of acts are repealed in so 5 far as they relate to printing and binding used in the 6 Legislative Reference Bureau and the printing, binding and 7 distribution of laws: 8 Section 10, act of May 7, 1923 (P.L.158, No.119), entitled 9 "An act creating a Legislative Reference Bureau; providing for 10 the election of a director by the General Assembly; designating 11 the officers and employes of such bureau, defining their duties; 12 fixing their salaries; abolishing the present Legislative 13 Reference Bureau; and making an appropriation." 14 Act of May 8, 1923 (P.L.161, No.120), entitled "An act 15 providing for and regulating the public printing and binding, 16 the editing for publication and the distribution of all 17 documents, reports, bulletins, and other publications for the 18 use of the Commonwealth, the several departments, boards, 19 commissions, and other agencies engaged in the legislative, 20 judicial, and administrative work of the State Government; the 21 sale of waste paper; the appointment of a director and other 22 employes; and repealing inconsistent and conflicting 23 legislation." 24 Section 2406(d), act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), 25 known as "The Administrative Code of 1929." 26 Act of August 21, 1961 (P.L.1014, No.455), entitled "An act 27 relative to Commonwealth printing; establishing conditions upon 28 which contracts will be awarded; and prescribing remedies and 29 penalties for noncompliance with such conditions." 30 (c) All other acts and parts of acts are repealed in so far 19760H2359B3152 - 7 -
1 as they are inconsistent with this act. 2 Section 5. This act shall take effect immediately. E7L39CM/19760H2359B3152 - 8 -