Pennsylvania 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 37 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 1671 — An Act amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in administration and miscellaneous provisions, further providing for administrative duties of the Public School Employees' Retirement Board; and, in administration, funds, accounts and general provisions, further providing for administrative duties of the State Employees' Retirement Board.

Last action — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

381 added · 382 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of HB 1671 now requires the State Employees' Retirement Board to livestream all public board and committee meetings, ensuring that these are accessible online for at least three years. Additionally, it mandates that an unedited video and written record of these proceedings be posted on their website, enhancing transparency and accountability. The changes aim to provide the public with better access to information regarding board activities and decisions, which is crucial for fostering trust in public institutions.

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1874 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
1874 PRINTER'S NO.
3055 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.
NELSON, RAPP, SMITH, THOMAS AND BONNER, JUNE 22, 2021EL CULVER, IRVIN, REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 22, 2021 AN ACT Amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in administration and miscellaneous provisions, further providing for administrative duties of the Public School Employees' Retirement Board;
NELSON, RAPP, SMITH, THOMAS AND BONNER, JUNE 22, 2021EL CULVER, IRVIN, AS REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 27, 2022, HOUSE OF AN ACT Amending Titles 24 (Education) and 71 (State Government) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in administration and miscellaneous provisions, further providing for administrative duties of the Public School Employees' Retirement Board;
and, in administration, funds, accounts and general provisions, further providing for administrative duties of the State Employees' Retirement Board.
and, in administration, funds, accounts and duties of the State Employees' Retirement Board.strative The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
(i) The board shall [keep a] livestream its public board meetings and post an unedited video and written record of all [its] such public proceedings which shall be accessible [to the public] on its publicly accessible Internet website, including nonconfidential materials presented to the board, except as otherwise provided in this part or by other law.
(i) The board shall [keep a] livestream its ALL <-- public board AND COMMITTEE meetings and post an unedited <-- video and written record of all [its] such public proceedings which shall be accessible [to the public] on its publicly accessible Internet website, including nonconfidential materials presented to the board, except as otherwise provided in this part or by other law.
(i) in the case of an alternative investment or alternative investment vehicle involve the release of sensitive investment or financial information relating to 20210HB1671PN1874 - 2 - the alternative investment or alternative investment vehicle which the fund or trust was able to obtain only upon agreeing to maintain its confidentiality;
(i) in the case of an alternative investment or alternative investment vehicle involve the release of 20210HB1671PN3055 - 2 - sensitive investment or financial information relating to the alternative investment or alternative investment vehicle which the fund or trust was able to obtain only upon agreeing to maintain its confidentiality;
(iii) The sensitive investment or financial 20210HB1671PN1874 - 3 - information excluded from access under paragraph (2) (iii), to the extent not otherwise excluded from access, shall constitute a [public] record subject to public access under the Right-to-Know Law once:
20210HB1671PN3055 - 3 - (iii) The sensitive investment or financial information excluded from access under paragraph (2) (iii), to the extent not otherwise excluded from access, shall constitute a [public] record subject to public access under the Right-to-Know Law once:
(iv) The dollar amount of cash contributions made by the system or plan to the alternative investment vehicle 20210HB1671PN1874 - 4 - since inception.
(iv) The dollar amount of cash contributions made by 20210HB1671PN3055 - 4 - the system or plan to the alternative investment vehicle since inception.
* * * 20210HB1671PN1874 - 5 - (s) Additional reporting requirements.--The following shall apply:
20210HB1671PN3055 - 5 - * * * (s) Additional reporting requirements.--The following shall apply:
The board shall disclose in the report which industry standards were used and whether any changes to industry standards have been 20210HB1671PN1874 - 6 - made.
The board shall disclose in the report which industry standards were used 20210HB1671PN3055 - 6 - and whether any changes to industry standards have been made.
(i) The board shall livestream its public board meetings 20210HB1671PN1874 - 7 - and post an unedited video and written record of all such public proceedings, which shall be accessible on its publicly accessible Internet website, including nonconfidential materials presented to the board, except as otherwise provided in this part or by other law.
20210HB1671PN3055 - 7 - (i) The board shall livestream its ALL public board AND <-- COMMITTEE meetings and post an unedited video and written record of all such public proceedings, which shall be accessible on its publicly accessible Internet website, including nonconfidential materials presented to the board, except as otherwise provided in this part or by other law.
(i) in the case of an alternative investment or alternative investment vehicle, involve the release of sensitive investment or financial information relating to the alternative investment or alternative investment vehicle which the fund or trust was able to obtain only 20210HB1671PN1874 - 8 - upon agreeing to maintain its confidentiality;
(i) in the case of an alternative investment or alternative investment vehicle, involve the release of sensitive investment or financial information relating to the alternative investment or alternative investment 20210HB1671PN3055 - 8 - vehicle which the fund or trust was able to obtain only upon agreeing to maintain its confidentiality;
(iii) The sensitive investment or financial information excluded from access under paragraph (2) (iii), to the extent not otherwise excluded from access, 20210HB1671PN1874 - 9 - shall constitute a [public] record subject to public access under the Right-to-Know Law once:
(iii) The sensitive investment or financial information excluded from access under paragraph (2) 20210HB1671PN3055 - 9 - (iii), to the extent not otherwise excluded from access, shall constitute a [public] record subject to public access under the Right-to-Know Law once:
(v) The dollar amount of cash distributions received 20210HB1671PN1874 - 10 - by the system or plan from the alternative investment vehicle since inception.
20210HB1671PN3055 - 10 - (v) The dollar amount of cash distributions received by the system or plan from the alternative investment vehicle since inception.
(1) In addition to the requirements under this section, 20210HB1671PN1874 - 11 - the board shall prepare and have published on its publicly accessible Internet website and electronically submit copies to all members of the General Assembly of the following information within six months after the end of the system's calendar year:
20210HB1671PN3055 - 11 - (1) In addition to the requirements under this section, the board shall prepare and have published on its publicly accessible Internet website and electronically submit copies to all members of the General Assembly of the following information within six months after the end of the system's calendar year:
(iv) All travel or other expenses incurred by staff of the system or plan and paid for by an external 20210HB1671PN1874 - 12 - investment manager, fund or consultant.
(iv) All travel or other expenses incurred by staff 20210HB1671PN3055 - 12 - of the system or plan and paid for by an external investment manager, fund or consultant.
(4) The amendment or addition of 71 Pa.C.S.
20210HB1671PN3055 - 13 - (4) The amendment or addition of 71 Pa.C.S.
§ 5902(e) 20210HB1671PN1874 - 13 - (4.1)(vi), (vii), (viii) and (r)(1)(iii) shall apply to contracts and agreements entered into after the effective date of this section.
§ 5902(e) (4.1)(vi), (vii), (viii) and (s)(1)(iii) shall apply to contracts and agreements entered into after the effective date of this section.
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Action History

  1. Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

  2. Third consideration and final passage

  3. Re-reported as committed

  4. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  5. Second consideration

  6. Removed from table

  7. Laid on the table

  8. Removed from table

  9. Laid on the table

  10. First consideration

  11. PN 3055 Reported as amended

  12. PN 1874 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 56 co-sponsors · 196 not signed on · 6 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (56)

Not signed on (196)

196 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 195 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 67500
Unaffiliated 64200
Democratic 64000
Total 195700
% of votes cast 97%3%0%0%
How each member voted (202)
Member Party Vote
BOBACK — Yea
COX — Yea
DELROSSO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HERSHEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MASSER — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MIZGORSKI — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
POLINCHOCK — Yea
PUSKARIC — Yea
QUINN — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHNEE — Yea
SCHROEDER — Yea
SILVIS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
WHEELAND — Yea
COVINGTON — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Yea
EVANS — Yea
FITZGERALD — Yea
GALLOWAY — Yea
HERRIN — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
LEE — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
WELBY — Yea
Aaron Kaufer — Yea
Barry Jozwiak — Yea
DAVIS, A — Yea
Dan Miller — Yea
Donna Bullock — Yea
Donna Oberlander — Yea
George Dunbar — Nay
Jim Gregory — Yea
Jim Marshall — Yea
Kevin Boyle — Yea
Louis Schmitt — Yea
MACKENZIE, R — Yea
Mark Rozzi — Yea
Mike Zabel — Yea
Paul Schemel — Yea
Robert W. Mercuri — Nay
Sara Innamorato — Yea
Seth Grove — Yea
Stephen Kinsey — Yea
Torren Ecker — Yea
Aerion Abney Democratic Yea
Amen Brown Democratic Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Bridget M. Kosierowski Democratic Yea
Christina D. Sappey Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Dan K. Williams Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Danielle Friel Otten Democratic Yea
Danilo Burgos Democratic Yea
Darisha K. Parker Democratic Yea
David M. Delloso Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic Yea
Emily Kinkead Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Gina H. Curry Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Jennifer O'Mara Democratic Yea
Jessica Benham Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Joe Ciresi Democratic Yea
Joe Webster Democratic Yea
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic Yea
Kristine C. Howard Democratic Yea
Kyle J. Mullins Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Liz Hanbidge Democratic Yea
Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic Yea
Manuel Guzman Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
MaryLouise Isaacson Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Yea
Nancy Guenst Democratic Yea
Napoleon J. Nelson Democratic Yea
Nick Pisciottano Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Regina G. Young Democratic Yea
Rick Krajewski Democratic Yea
Robert E. Merski Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Steven R. Malagari Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Abby Major Republican Yea
Ann Flood Republican Yea
Barbara Gleim Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Brian Smith Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Clint Owlett Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Craig Williams Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Rowe Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Yea
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Eric Davanzo Republican Nay
Eric R. Nelson Republican Nay
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Nay
Jack Rader Republican Yea
James B. Struzzi Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Nay
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Jim Rigby Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
Joe Hamm Republican Yea
Joe Kerwin Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Joshua D. Kail Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathleen C. Tomlinson Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Leslie Rossi Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Marci Mustello Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Michele Brooks Republican Yea
Mike Armanini Republican Yea
Mike Jones Republican Yea
Milou Mackenzie Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Natalie Mihalek Republican Nay
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
Perry A. Stambaugh Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Shelby Labs Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Stephanie Borowicz Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Tim Twardzik Republican Yea
Timothy J. O'Neal Republican Yea
Timothy R. Bonner Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Tracy Pennycuick Republican Yea
Valerie S. Gaydos Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1671?
HB 1671 is sponsored by Perry A. Stambaugh (Republican), Joe Hamm (Republican), Millard, Brett R. Miller (Republican), Ryan, Mindy Fee (Republican), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Louis Schmitt, Hickernell, Craig T. Staats (Republican), Knowles, Russ Diamond (Republican), Valerie S. Gaydos (Republican), Gary W. Day (Republican), Dawn W. Keefer (Republican), Jonathan Fritz (Republican), Lewis, Cox, Mike Jones (Republican), Tina Pickett (Republican), Metcalfe, Barbara Gleim (Republican), Jared G. Solomon (Democratic), Mark M. Gillen (Republican), Clint Owlett (Republican), David H. Rowe (Republican), Kate A. Klunk (Republican), David H. Zimmerman (Republican), R. Lee James (Republican), Rob W. Kauffman (Republican), Seth Grove, Steven C. Mentzer (Republican), Brad Roae (Republican), Bud Cook (Republican), Eric R. Nelson (Republican), Kathy L. Rapp (Republican), Joe Emrick (Republican), Ryan Warner (Republican), Dowling, Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican), Rich Irvin (Republican), Brian Smith (Republican), Thomas, Timothy R. Bonner (Republican), Leslie Rossi (Republican), Driscoll, Hershey, Dan Moul (Republican), Wheeland, Jack Rader (Republican), Keith J. Greiner (Republican), Timothy J. O'Neal (Republican), Torren Ecker, Milou Mackenzie (Republican), Barry Jozwiak, Aaron Kaufer, and Paul Schemel.
What is the current status of HB 1671?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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