Legislation that would increase the transparency of meetings by local and county governments took another big step toward becoming law this week when it was voted out of a key state senate committee.
Sponsored by State Representative Aaron Bernstine (R-Beaver/Butler/Lawrence), House Bill 1069 would amend the state’s public meeting transparency law – known as the Sunshine Act — by requiring public agencies to publish meeting agendas no later than 24 hours prior to the start of a meeting, and by prohibiting an agency from taking official action on items not on the agenda unless added by a majority vote.
Bernstine’s legislation was passed by the PA House in January, and voted out of a state senate this week.
