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Amendment Effective Dates
09/01/99 07/01/99 01/01/99 08/01/98 07/01/98
01/01/98 12/01/97 07/01/97 01/01/97 12/05/96
07/01/96 2005 - current 2000 - 2004

  Amendments Effective September 1, 1999
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
142 400 et seq. - Revision of Rules Governing Service of Original Process

By order of the Supreme Court dated August 30, 1999, the effective date of the order is suspended until further order of Court.
29 Pa. Bulletin 3191 (6-26-99)

29 Pa. Bulletin 4859 (9-18-99)


Amendments Effective July 1, 1999
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
-- 2973.3(a) note - Confession of Judgment for Possession 29 Pa. Bulletin 1715 (4-3-99)
-- 4001(a) note and 4007.2 - Discovery 29 Pa. Bulletin 1715 (4-3-99)
-- Technical Amendments Relating to Gender and the Millennium 29 Pa. Bulletin 2266 (5-1-99)
-- Rules 76 and 400 et seq. Relating to Service by Competent Adult 29 Pa. Bulletin 2767 (5-29-99)
153 205.4 - New Rule Governing Electronic Filing of Legal Papers 29 Pa. Bulletin 3189 (6-26-99)


Amendments Effective January 1, 1999
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
138 218 - Party Not Ready When Case Is Called for Trial;
1303 - Compulsory Arbitration. Hearing. Notice
28 Pa. Bulletin 3930 (8-15-98)
146 205.3. -- Filing Copies of Legal Papers;
440 and 1025 - Service of Legal Papers by Fax
28 Pa. Bulletin 3928 (8-15-98)
147 4007.1(f) - Depositions. Assistance to Litigants Outside the Commonwealth 28 Pa. Bulletin 4175 (8-22-98)
-- 235 - Notice to Attorney General 28 Pa. Bulletin 3929 (8-15-98)
-- 4009.21(a) - Amendment of Note 28 Pa. Bulletin 4175 (8-22-98)
-- 234.1(a) - Subpoenas - Amendment of Note 28 Pa. Bulletin 6069 (12-12-98)


Amendments Effective August 1, 1998
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
-- 400.1 - Service. Provisions for All Courts of the First Judicial District 28 Pa. Bulletin (7-18-98)


Amendments Effective July 1, 1998
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
-- 2958.3(a) – Notice of Execution upon a Confessed Judgment 28 Pa. Bulletin 2026 (5-2-98)
143 4010 - Physical and Mental Examination of Persons;
4010.1 - Evaluation of Earning Capacity
28 Pa. Bulletin 2131 (5-9-98)
145 3101 et seq. - Enforcement of Judgments for the Payment of Money (JARA amendments);
4009.22(a) note - Service of Subpoena for Production of Documents or Things
27 Pa. Bulletin 2026 (5-2-98)


Amendments Effective January 1, 1998
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
130 220.1 - Voir Dire 27 Pa. Bulletin 4428 (8-30-97)
134 1305 - Conduct of Hearing.
Evidence (Compulsory Arbitration)
27 Pa. Bulletin 4826 (9-20-97)
140 238 - Damages for Delay
227.4 (note) - Entry of Judgment upon Praecipe of a Party
27 Pa. Bulletin 5245 10-11-97)


Amendments Effective December 1, 1997
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
141 1023 - Signing
212.1 - Civil Actions to Be Tried by Jury
Notice of Earliest Trial Date
Time for Completing Discovery and Filing Pre-trial Statement
212.2 - Civil Actions to Be Tried by Jury
Pre-trial Statement
Content
Sanctions
212.3 - Pre-Trial Conference
4003.7 - Punitive Damages
27 Pa. Bulletin 4426 (8-30-97)


Amendments Effective July 1, 1997
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
131 234.1 - Subpoenas
4009.1 - Production of documents and things; Entry upon Property
27 Pa. Bulletin 1921 (4-19-97)
136 3160 et seq. - Execution in special actions (JARA amendments)
27 Pa. Bulletin 1441 (3-22-97)
137 4011 - Discovery 27 Pa. Bulletin 1443 (3-22-97)
139 3201 et seq. - Sheriff's interpleader 27 Pa. Bulletin 2045 (4-26-97)


Amendments Effective January 1, 1997
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
112 1038.1 - Case submitted upon stipulated facts
1038.2 - Abolition of case stated
26 Pa. Bulletin 4216 (8-31-96)
132 2039 - Minors
2064 - Incapacitated persons
2206 - Wrongful death actions
26 Pa. Bulletin 4985 (10-19-96)
135 3276 et seq. - Deficiency judgments 26 Pa. Bulletin 6068 (12-21-96)


Amendments Effective December 5, 1996
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
-- 227.1 (c) note - Post-trial practice 26 Pa. Bulletin 6068 (12-21-96)
-- 1557 note - Partition of real property 26 Pa. Bulletin 6068 (12-21-96)
-- 1038.1 explanatory comment - Case submitted on stipulated facts 26 Pa. Bulletin 6068 (12-21-96)


Amendments Effective July 1, 1996
Recommendation
No.
Rule Publication
126 2950 et seq. - Confession of judgment for money 26 Pa. Bulletin 1806 (4-20-96)
126 Amendatory Order 26 Pa. Bulletin 4636 (9-28-96)
127 2970 et seq. - Confession of judgment in ejectment 26 Pa. Bulletin 1814 (4-20-96)
127 Amendatory Order 26 Pa. Bulletin 3531 (7-27-96)
128 1035.1 et seq. - Summary judgment 26 Pa. Bulletin 862 (3-2-96)