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Sunshine Law

Pennsylvania Department of Justice

Decided July 5, 1977Published

1Opinion of the Court

KANE, Attorney General, ARENSBERG, Deputy Attorney General, and YAKOWICZ, Solicitor General,

You have asked our opinion as to the legal consequences of recent developments concerning the so-called Sunshine Law of July 19, 1974, P.L. 486, 65 P.S. §§261-269. Please be advised as follows:

1. The provisions of section 7 of the Sunshine Law are conclusive regarding what functions of the General Assembly are subject to the open *219meeting requirements. Only committee meetings where bills are considered, hearings where testimony is taken, and the sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Board of Public Instruction of Broward Cty. v. DoranSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  2. Times Publishing Company v. WilliamsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
  3. City of Miami Beach v. BernsSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  4. Dombrowski v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  5. 1ST NAT. BK. of MILLVILLE v. HorwattSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1960

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