| APPROPRIATIONS ACTS |
Appropriations acts are listed
in The Laws of Pennsylvania in a separate section following the acts. This
is the only place where the appropriation acts are published.
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| BROCHURES, PAMPHLETS, AND MAPS |
The Senate library maintains
current Pennsylvania State maps, Trucker's Guides, Boating and Fishing maps, the
Pennsylvania Constitution, and other brochures for distribution.
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CASE LAW
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The Senate Library has the
opinions of the Supreme Court, Superior Court, and Commonwealth Court of
Pennsylvania. The Senate Library has the U.S. Supreme Court Reporter and
the Federal Reporter 2nd and 3rd series.
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| DIRECTORIES |
The Pennsylvania Manual,
a biannual publication of state government, includes a listing of Senators and
Representatives. The Rules of the Senate and House are also published in the manual.
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| FORMS |
The Senate Library distributes
federal and state tax forms, property tax and rent rebate forms, forms for pharmaceutical
assistance for the aged, and PHEAA forms for student aid.
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HEARINGS AND REPORTS
ON PENNSYLVANIA BILLS |
The Senate Library collects
transcripts of hearings on bills, copies of testimony submitted during hearings, and
reports pursuant to resolutions.
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| LAWS |
The texts of laws are in Purdon's
Pennsylvania Statutes Annotated. Purdon's is arranged in subject areas called
titles. An annual compilation, The Laws of Pennsylvania, lists the laws in
sequential order as they are signed by the Governor.
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LEGISLATIVE HISTORIES
OF PENNSYLVANIA BILLS |
The Combined History of
Senate and House Bills enables one to trace the history of a bill during a
legislative session. A History contains the various printer's numbers of the bill
and all action that occurred, including references to debate/remarks.
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| LEGISLATIVE JOURNALS |
The Senate
Library collects the Legislative Journal and its indexes and appendixes. The
Senate Library distributes the hardbound Legislative Journal: Senate to libraries
throughout the state at the end of the legislative session.
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| PERIODICALS |
The Senate Library subscribes
to approximately 30 periodical titles, including the law reviews of the law schools in
Pennsylvania.
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| REGULATIONS |
Proposed and promulgated
regulations are published weekly in The Pennsylvania Bulletin. Regulations
are promulgated and recorded in The Pennsylvania Code.
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| TELEPHONE BOOKS |
The Senate Library houses phone books of many Pennsylvania communities. |