SB451 • 2025

An Act amending Title 45 (Legal Notices) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in legal advertising, providing for disclosure of taxpayer-funded advertising and public notices.

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Sponsor: PHILLIPS-HILL
Last action: 2025-03-17
Official status: Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 17, 2025
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act amending Title 45 (Legal Notices) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in legal advertising, providing for disclosure of taxpayer-funded advertising and public notices.

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An Act amending Title 45 (Legal Notices) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in legal advertising, providing for disclosure of taxpayer-funded advertising and public notices.

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Bill History

2025-03-17 STATE GOVERNMENT
Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 17, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 45 (Legal Notices) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in legal advertising, providing for disclosure of taxpayer-funded advertising and public notices.

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PRINTER'S NO. 413
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 451
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, LAUGHLIN, BROWN AND PENNYCUICK,
MARCH 17, 2025
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 17, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 45 (Legal Notices) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in legal advertising, providing for
disclosure of taxpayer-funded advertising and public notices.
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:
§ 311. Disclosure of taxpayer-funded advertising and public
notices.
(a) Dollar amount.--An advertisement, legal advertisement,
official advertisement or legal notice required to be published
in a newspaper under the following must include the dollar
amount paid by the advertiser in the lower right-hand corner:
(1) The act of June 24, 1931 (P.L.1206, No.331), known
as The First Class Township Code.
(2) The act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as
The Second Class Township Code.
(3) Article II of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,
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No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949.
(4) The act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723, No.230), known as
the Second Class County Code.
(5) The act of July 15, 1957 (P.L.901, No.399), known as
the Optional Third Class City Charter Law.
(6) 8 Pa.C.S. (relating to boroughs and incorporated
towns).
(7) 11 Pa.C.S. (relating to cities).
(8) 16 Pa.C.S. (relating to counties).
(9) 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).
(b) Additional fee prohibited.--A publisher of an
advertisement, legal advertisement, official advertisement or
legal notice under subsection (a) may not charge an additional
fee for inclusion of the dollar amount paid in the publication.
Section 2. This act shall apply to an advertisement, legal
advertisement, official advertisement or legal notice published
on or after the effective date of this section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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