HB 1934 — An Act amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions.

PRINTER'S NO.   2433

                  THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                      HOUSE BILL
                      No. 1934
                                             Session of
                                               2025

     INTRODUCED BY BRIGGS, KAUFFMAN, KINKEAD, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS AND
        HOHENSTEIN, OCTOBER 8, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 8, 2025


                                  AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), entitled
 2      "A supplement to the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175),
 3      entitled 'An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct
 4      of the executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth
 5      by the Executive Department thereof and the administrative
 6      departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
 7      including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
 8      Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
 9      authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
10      departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
11      duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
12      officers, and of the several administrative departments,
13      boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
14      Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
15      and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
16      certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
17      other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
18      and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
19      number and compensation of the deputies and all other
20      assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
21      commissions shall be determined,' implementing the addition
22      of section 4.1 to Article IV of the Constitution of
23      Pennsylvania; establishing the Office of Attorney General
24      elected by the citizens and setting forth powers and duties
25      of the Attorney General; creating an Office of General
26      Counsel and providing for legal services for Commonwealth
27      agencies; transferring, reorganizing or reconstituting
28      certain boards, commissions and agencies; placing certain
29      duties upon the courts and district attorneys; repealing
30      certain acts and parts of acts and making appropriations," in
31      general provisions, further providing for definitions.
32      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 1   hereby enacts as follows:
 2      Section 1.    Section 102 of the act of October 15, 1980
 3   (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, is
 4   amended by adding a definition to read:
 5   Section 102.    Definitions.
 6      The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
 7   have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
 8   meanings given to them in this section:
 9      * * *
10      "Right to access."    The term does not include access for the
11   purpose of satisfying discovery requests propounded on the
12   Office of Attorney General in a civil action, unless the agency
13   in question is a party to the action and is represented by the
14   Office of Attorney General.
15      Section 2.    This act shall take effect immediately.




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