Under Pennsylvania's Sunshine Act loophole, a board could add an unannounced item by majority vote, Spotlight PA reports. Imagine checking an agenda, deciding the meeting doesn't concern you, and discovering that this decision has made the agenda much easier to revise.

Lawmakers have passed a fix. The state Supreme Court had treated a majority vote as its own exception to advance-notice requirements. The new bill would make it a procedural step for the already specified exceptions. Governor Josh Shapiro intends to sign it.

If signed, there will still be room for emergencies and minor business. There just won't be a general exemption for having enough friends at the table.

The old procedure offered residents a sporting chance. They could attend every meeting, or develop a gift for precognition.

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