PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2496
PRINTER'S NO. 2537
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2148
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY B. MILLER, BOBACK, HICKERNELL, MILLARD, CIRESI AND
ROWE, DECEMBER 8, 2021
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 15, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Titles 45 (Legal Notices) and 65 (Public Officers) of
the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in legal advertising,
providing for redundant advertising on Internet by
municipalities POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS; and, in open meetings,
further providing for public notice.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 45 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 308.1. Redundant advertising on Internet by municipalities
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS .
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other law, in a case
where a municipality POLITICAL SUBDIVISION is required to
advertise in a newspaper of general circulation, the
municipality POLITICAL SUBDIVISION may publish a redundant
advertisement on the municipality's POLITICAL SUBDIVISION'S
publicly accessible Internet website in addition to the
newspaper advertisement.
(b) Effect of redundant advertisement.--In the event that
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the newspaper advertisement fails to be timely published by the
newspaper, the advertisement shall be valid on the date that it
was redundantly advertised on the municipality's POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION'S publicly accessible Internet website.
(c) Proof of publication.--A municipality POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION that holds a meeting under a redundant advertisement
shall enter in the record a copy of the advertisement provided
to the newspaper and proof that the municipality POLITICAL
SUBDIVISION purchased the advertisement in a timely fashion.
Proof shall consist of a receipt or any other similar
communication showing the amount paid and the date of the
purchase.
(D) DEFINITION.--AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "REDUNDANT
ADVERTISEMENT" MEANS A COPY OF THE INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO A
PUBLICATION TO BE USED AS AN ADVERTISEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF LAW.
Section 2. Section 709 of Title 65 is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
§ 709. Public notice.
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(b.1) Redundant advertising on Internet by municipalities
POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS .--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, a political subdivision may satisfy the public
notice requirement by using a redundant advertisement in
accordance with 45 Pa.C.S. § 308.1 (relating to redundant
advertising on Internet by municipalities POLITICAL
SUBDI VISIONS ).
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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