Pennsylvania HB 802: An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, in procedure, further providing for exceptions for public records.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 830
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 802
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HANBIDGE, HILL-EVANS, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
GUENST, SANCHEZ, GIRAL, KHAN, SCHLOSSBERG, DALEY AND
HOHENSTEIN, MARCH 4, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND
OPERATIONS, MARCH 4, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled
"An act providing for access to public information, for a
designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency,
local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for
procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial
review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing
penalties; providing for reporting by State-related
institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract
information on the Internet; and making related repeals," in
procedure, further providing for exceptions for public
records.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 708(b)(12) and (c) of the act of February
14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, are
amended and subsection (b) is amended by adding a paragraph to
read:
Section 708. Exceptions for public records.
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(b) Exceptions.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and
(d), the following are exempt from access by a requester under
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this act:
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(12) Notes and working papers prepared by or for a
public official or agency employee used:
(i) solely for that official's or employee's own
personal use, including telephone message slips, routing
slips and other materials that do not have an official
purpose[.]; or
(ii) to assist an individual with a disability,
including transcriptions, braille translations or large
print materials.
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(31) A record or information that would disclose the
identity of a claimant or victim in an executed agreement
that settles a sexual harassment or sexual assault claim.
(c) Financial records.--The exceptions set forth in
subsection (b) shall not apply to financial records, except that
an agency may redact that portion of a financial record
protected under subsection (b)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (16)
[or], (17) or (31). An agency shall not disclose the identity of
an individual performing an undercover or covert law enforcement
activity.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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