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PA SB194
Bill
Status
1/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Doug Mastriano
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AI Summary
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Local government units in Pennsylvania may satisfy legal advertising and public notice requirements through alternative methods: traditional newspaper publication, posting on the county's official website, posting on the local government's own website, or physical posting at the principal office and public meeting building
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"Local government unit" includes counties, cities, boroughs, incorporated towns, townships, school districts, municipal authorities, and home rule charter entities
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Local governments without their own website must publish notices on the county's website, in a newspaper of general circulation, and post physical copies at their principal office and meeting building
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Counties must designate an office within 90 days as the main contact for receiving public notices from local government units and provide contact information to all local governments in the county
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All local government units must retain copies of advertisements and notices (both physically and electronically) for at least three years; legal journal publication requirements remain in effect where otherwise required by law
Legislative Description
Amending Titles 45 (Legal Notices) and 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in legal advertising, further providing for use of trade publications and providing for local government unit advertising requirements; and, in open meetings, further providing for definitions.
Last Action
Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
9/8/2025