65 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 704
Open meetings.
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§ 704. Open meetings.
Official action and deliberations by a quorum of the members of an agency shall take place at a meeting open to the public unless closed under section 707 (relating to exceptions to open meetings), 708 (relating to executive sessions) or 712 (relating to General Assembly meetings covered).
Cross References. Section 704 is referred to in section 708 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 51
cases (12 in the last 5 years), 2000–2026 · leading case: Riverwalk Casino, L.P. v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Riverwalk Casino, L.P. v. Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (2007)
“On appeal, Riverwalk asserts first that the Board conducted private deliberations to discuss the merits of the applications in violation of the open meeting provisions of the Sunshine Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 704. Section 704 requires that official action and deliberations by a quorum…”
Smith v. Pennsylvania Employees Benefit Trust Fund (2006)
“They first note that Section 704, 65 Pa.C.S. § 704, requires that all official actions of an "agency" be taken at a meeting open to the public.”
Mollick v. Township of Worcester (2011)
“do not need to be copied to the Township to qualify as a record ‘of the Township;” (2) “[electronic correspondence among Township Supervisors relating to Township business are Township records because they document communication among members of the Township’s governing body;”…”
Lee Publications, Inc. v. Dickinson School of Law (2004)
“See Section 704, 65 Pa. C.S. § 704. The Association argues that the Board of Governors is a private non-profit corporation and therefore that its meetings are not open to the public.”
Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board v. City Council of Philadelphia (2007)
“On that appeal, the Board justified its decision to conduct its deliberations in private, in the face of a Sunshine Act claim, see 65 Pa.C.S. § 704, by arguing that its licensing decisions were quasi-judicial.”
Day v. Civil Service Commission (2007)
“The panel first noted that Section 704 of the Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 704, 2 provides for open agency meetings.”
Kennedy v. Upper Milford Township Zoning Hearing Board (2003)
“65 Pa.C.S. § 704 provides: “Official action and deliberations by a quorum of the members of an agency shall take place at a meeting open to the public unless closed under section 708 (relating to executive sessions).”
Mazur v. Trinity Area School District (2007)
“This purpose is accomplished through Section 704, which states, with two exceptions not relevant here, that "[o]fficial action and deliberations by a quorum of the members of an agency shall take place at a meeting open to the public.”
Brown v. Tucci (2013)
“” 65 Pa. Cons.Stat. § 704. Under certain circumstances, however, an agency is permitted to hold an “executive session.”
Picone Ex Rel. Picone v. Bangor Area School District (2007)
“" Section 704 of the Sunshine Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 704 (emphasis added). *563 "Official action" includes votes taken by an agency on a proposal.”
Trib Total Media, Inc. v. Highlands School District (2010)
“6 To that end, section 704 of the Sunshine Act, 65 Pa.C.S. § 704, provides that all official agency action and all deliberations by an agency shall take place at a meeting open to the public unless the agency is in closed executive session or another exception to the Act applies.”
Holt v. 2011 Legislative Reapportionment Commission (2013)
“” 65 Pa.C.S. § 704. In his reply brief, apparently in response to the LRC's claim that it did not hold any executive sessions in preparing the 2012 Final Plan, see infra at 32, Baylor withdraws his Sunshine Act claims and focuses instead on the LRC’s alleged violation of the…”
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