Pennsylvania HB 314: An Act amending Title 16 (Counties) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in county commissioners and chief clerks, further providing for meetings and for quorum and execution of official instruments.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 267
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 314
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY D. WILLIAMS, KHAN, HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, GUENST,
CERRATO, CIRESI, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SANCHEZ AND GREEN,
JANUARY 23, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 23, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 16 (Counties) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in county commissioners and chief clerks, further
providing for meetings and for quorum and execution of
official instruments.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 12503 of Title 16 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 12503. Meetings.
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(c) Telecommunications devices.--The county commissioners
may provide for participation in public meetings by county
commissioners and the public by means of telecommunications
devices such as telephones or computer terminals that permit, at
a minimum, audio communication between locations.
Section 2. Section 12504(a) of Title 16, added May 8, 2024
(P.L.50, No.14), is amended to read:
§ 12504. Quorum and execution of official instruments.
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(a) Quorum.--The county commissioners shall constitute a
board, two members of which shall be a quorum for the
transaction of business and, when convened after notice, shall
be competent to perform each of the duties pertaining to the
office of county commissioners. County commissioners
participating in a meeting by means of telecommunications
devices authorized under section 12503(c) (relating to meetings)
shall be counted in establishing a quorum.
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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