Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of Aug. 21. At press time, the Pennsylvania Senate stood in recess subject to the call of President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, and the state House of Representatives stood in recess subject to the call of Speaker Mike Turzai.

Animal Cruelty

Gov. Tom Wolf on Aug. 22 joined advocates at the Humane Society of Harrisburg to remind the public that Act 10 of 2017 goes into effect on Monday. Act 10, which strengthens Pennsylvania's animal cruelty laws, was signed into law in June 2017.

Wolf was joined by state Rep. Todd Stephens, R-Montgomery, who was the prime sponsor of Act 10, according to a press release from the Wolf administration.

“Less than a week from today the Animal Abuse Statute Overhaul goes into effect. On Monday, those who would subject animals to this kind of mistreatment will face stiffer penalties for these deplorable actions and they will think twice before committing such terrible acts,” Wolf said. “This law has been a long time coming. I am proud that we will now hold our pet and animal owner to a higher standard of humanity in how the treat their animals.”