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HOUSE AMENDED
A04692
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
442
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY FOLMER, VULAKOVICH, TEPLITZ, GREENLEAF,
EICHELBERGER, BARTOLOTTA, VOGEL, GORDNER, WARD, AUMENT,
BOSCOLA, HUTCHINSON, BAKER, STEFANO, BROWNE AND RAFFERTY,
FEBRUARY 12, 2015
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 24, 2015
AN ACT
Requiring notification in advertising.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Taxpayer-
Funded Advertising Transparency Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Broadcast advertising." Includes television advertising,
radio advertising and other audiovisual advertising.
"Commonwealth agency." Any of the following:
(1) The Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General,
Auditor General, State Treasurer and the departments,
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offices, boards, authorities, commissions and other agencies
of the executive branch of the government of this
Commonwealth, whether or not subject to the supervision and
control of the Governor.
(2) The legislative branch of government of this
Commonwealth.
(3) Any court and any office of the unified judicial
system of this Commonwealth.
"Media advertising." Includes broadcast advertising and
print advertising.
"Print advertising." Includes PRINT AND ELECTRONIC newspaper
advertising, PRINT AND ELECTRONIC magazine advertising and
billboard advertising. The term does not include advertising in
the classified section of a newspaper.
Section 3. Advertising notification.
(a) Statements required.--
(1) No expenditures for paid media advertising shall be
made by a Commonwealth agency from money appropriated,
executively authorized or otherwise made available from the
General Fund or a special fund that is comprised of money
collected by a tax imposed by the Commonwealth or other
revenues or receipts received by the Commonwealth unless the
paid media advertising includes a statement that it is
funded, in whole or in part, by the fund and includes the
following specific statement: "Paid for with Pennsylvania
taxpayer dollars."
(2) In the case of print advertising, the statement
shall be included so that it is easily seen and read.
(3) In the case of broadcast advertising, the statement
shall be included as an audio tagline so that it is easily
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heard.
(b) Exception.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not
apply where the materials provided to the broadcast or print
media are broadcast or published free of charge.
(b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not
apply:
(1) where the materials provided to the broadcast or
print media are broadcast or published free of charge; or
(2) to any expenditure for media advertising as
authorized under the act of August 26, 1971 (P.L.351, No.91),
known as the State Lottery Law.
Section 4. Application.
The provisions of this act shall not apply to media
advertising that was printed, manufactured or produced prior to
the effective date of this section.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 30 days.
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