An Act amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in open meetings, further providing for notification of agency business required and exceptions.

PRINTER'S NO. 1399
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1150
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, COLEMAN, BAKER, KEEFER, KIM AND MARTIN,
JANUARY 23, 2026
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 23, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 65 (Public Officers) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in open meetings, further providing
for notification of agency business required and exceptions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 712.1(a) and (e) of Title 65 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 712.1. Notification of agency business required and
exceptions.
(a) Official action.--Except as provided in subsection (b),
(c)[,] or (d) [or (e)], an agency may not take official action
on a matter of agency business at a meeting if the matter was
not included in the notification required under section 709(c.1)
(relating to public notice).
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(e) Changes to agenda.--
[(1) Upon majority vote of the individuals present and
voting during the conduct of a meeting, an agency may add a
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matter of agency business to the agenda. The reasons for the
changes to the agenda shall be announced at the meeting
before any vote is conducted to make the changes to the
agenda. The agency may subsequently take official action on
the matter added to the agenda. The agency shall post the
amended agenda on the agency's publicly accessible Internet
website, if available, and at the agency's principal office
location no later than the first business day following the
meeting at which the agenda was changed.
(2) This subsection shall not apply to a conference or a
working session under section 707 (relating to exceptions to
open meetings) or an executive session under section 708
(relating to executive sessions).]
(1) During the conduct of a meeting, an agency may add a
matter of agency business arising under subsection (b), (c)
or (d) to the agenda if:
(i) A majority of the individuals present and voting
approve the addition.
(ii) The reason for the change to the agenda is
announced at the meeting before any vote is conducted to
make the change to the agenda.
(2) After a vote under paragraph (1), the agency:
(i) May subsequently take official action on the
matter added to the agenda arising under subsection (b),
(c) or (d).
(ii) Shall post the amended agenda no later than the
first business day following the meeting at which the
agenda was changed in the following places:
(A) The agency's publicly accessible Internet
website, if available.
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(B) The agency's principal office location.
(3) This subsection shall not apply to a conference or a
working session under section 707 (relating to exceptions to
open meetings) or an executive session under section 708
(relating to executive sessions).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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