Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 725 - Additional contents of Pennsylvania Bulletin(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided by regulations promulgated by the joint committee the following documents, if not otherwise required to be published by this part, shall be published in the bulletin: (1) All proclamations and executive orders of the Governor, except such as have no general applicability and legal effect or are effective only against Commonwealth agencies or persons in their capacity as officers, agents or employees thereof.(2) All agency notices directed to the public with respect to proceedings conducted under any statute the expense of the administration of which is by law assessed directly against the class of persons regulated or supervised thereunder.(3) All agency documents which are required by law to be published, or the expense of publication of which is specially assumed by the agency filing such document.(4) Any legislative document filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau pursuant to a resolution adopted by either House of the General Assembly.(5) Any judicial document filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.(6) Any other document or class of documents which the Governor, the joint committee or the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau may require or authorize to be published in the bulletin.(b) Power to require publication of certain documents in the bulletin.--Whenever the joint committee finds, after notice to the agency affected and opportunity for hearing, that public notice of any agency action or proceeding or class of actions or proceedings is required by due process of law, or in the discretion of the joint committee should otherwise be given for the information of the public, the joint committee may by regulation require the agency to prepare and deposit under this part notice of each such action or proceeding at such time and containing in each case such information as the regulations of the joint committee may require. If an agency fails to deposit a notice required pursuant to this subsection the action of the agency or the results of the proceeding shall not be valid for any purpose.1976, July 9, P.L. 877, No. 160, § 1, effective in 60 days.