Bill Text: PA HB165 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for a moratorium on certain public service announcements and for a study by the Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-02-02 - Referred to CONSUMER AFFAIRS [HB165 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB165-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 166
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 165 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY ROAE, BEAR, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CHRISTIANA, CONKLIN, CUTLER, GABLER, GIBBONS, GROVE, HORNAMAN, MANDERINO, MELIO, MURT, RAPP, ROCK, STERN, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, FEBRUARY 2, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 2, 2009
AN ACT
Providing for a moratorium on certain public service
announcements and for a study by the Pennsylvania Public
Television Network Commission.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative
Public Service Announcement Moratorium and Study Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Commission." The Pennsylvania Public Television Network
Commission.
"Public service announcement." A noncommercial advertisement
that has as its purpose the promotion of public awareness about
a specific issue of public concern and that is broadcast by
radio or television without charge by the operator broadcasting
the advertisement.
Section 3. Moratorium.
No member of the General Assembly may produce and submit for
broadcast a public service announcement until on or after
December 1, 2010.
Section 4. Study by commission.
The commission shall conduct a study to determine whether the
access by members of the general public to Commonwealth services
was impacted by the absence of public service announcements
during the period during which the public service announcements
were prohibited under section 3. The study shall be prepared and
filed in writing with the General Assembly no later than
November 30, 2011.
Section 5. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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