PRINTER'S NO. 3890
No. 2913 Session of 1994
INTRODUCED BY GERLACH, JUNE 14, 1994
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 14, 1994
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 3, 1986 (P.L.388, No.84), entitled "An
2 act requiring public agencies to hold certain meetings and
3 hearings open to the public; and providing penalties,"
4 providing for notice of legislative calendar.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 9(d) of the act of July 3, 1986 (P.L.388,
8 No.84), known as the Sunshine Act, is amended to read:
9 Section 9. Public notice.
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11 (d) Meetings of General Assembly in Capitol Complex.--
12 (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the
13 contrary, in case of sessions of the General Assembly, all
14 meetings of legislative committees held within the Capitol
15 Complex where bills are considered, including conference
16 committees, all legislative hearings held within the Capitol
17 Complex where testimony is taken and all meetings of
18 legislative commissions held within the Capitol Complex, the
1 requirement for public notice thereof shall be complied with
2 if, not later than the preceding day:
3 [(1)] (i) The supervisor of the newsroom of the State
4 Capitol Building in Harrisburg is supplied for distribution
5 to the members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents
6 Association with a minimum of 30 copies of the notice of the
7 date, time and place of each session, meeting or hearing.
8 [(2)] (ii) There is a posting of the copy of the notice
9 at public places within the Main Capitol Building designated
10 by the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the
11 House of Representatives.
12 (2) No later than the Thursday prior to the Monday of
13 any week in which at least one legislative day has been
14 scheduled in the Senate, the President pro tempore of the
15 Senate shall provide at least one newspaper of general
16 circulation as defined by 45 Pa.C.S. § 101 in each county in
17 this Commonwealth with a list of all bills that will, to his
18 knowledge at the time of notification, be on the Senate
19 calendar for each legislative day during that week. No later
20 than the Thursday prior to the Monday of any week in which at
21 least one legislative day has been scheduled in the House of
22 Representatives, the Speaker of the House of Representatives
23 shall provide at least one newspaper of general circulation
24 as defined by 45 Pa.C.S. § 101 in each county in this
25 Commonwealth with a list of all bills that will, to his
26 knowledge at the time of notification, be on the House
27 calendar for each legislative day during that week. Each list
28 shall include a brief description of each of the bills
29 included therein.
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1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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