Pennsylvania HB 2187: An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in administrative organization, further providing for criminal history background checks of employees and contractors with access to Federal tax information.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 2850
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2187
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, PROBST, BRENNAN, GUZMAN,
RIVERA, WEBSTER, HANBIDGE, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MAYES, MADDEN AND
CURRY, FEBRUARY 2, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 3, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and
prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation
of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of
certain departments, boards and commissions shall be
determined," in administrative organization, further
providing for criminal history background checks of employees
and contractors with access to Federal tax information.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 226(e) of the act of April 9, 1929
(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, is
amended to read:
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Section 226. Criminal History Background Checks of Employes
and Contractors with Access to Federal Tax Information.--* * *
(e) An individual who has been determined suitable to access
Federal tax information under this section shall resubmit to a
criminal history background check under subsections (a) and (b)
within [ten] five years of the individual's last check under
this section, unless the agency participates in a program
exempting employes from clearance.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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