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.

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
 1   Amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled
 2      "An act providing for access to public information, for a
 3      designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency,
 4      local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for
 5      procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial
 6      review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing
 7      penalties; providing for reporting by State-related
 8      institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract
 9      information on the Internet; and making related repeals," in
10      procedure, further providing for exceptions for public
11      records.
12      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13   hereby enacts as follows:
14      Section 1.    Section 708(b)(12) and (c) of the act of February
15   14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, are
16   amended and subsection (b) is amended by adding a paragraph to
17   read:
18   Section 708.    Exceptions for public records.
19      * * *
20      (b)   Exceptions.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and
21   (d), the following are exempt from access by a requester under
 1   this act:
 2            * * *
 3            (12)    Notes and working papers prepared by or for a
 4      public official or agency employee used:
 5                   (i)    solely for that official's or employee's own
 6            personal use, including telephone message slips, routing
 7            slips and other materials that do not have an official
 8            purpose[.]; or
 9                   (ii)    to assist an individual with a disability,
10            including transcriptions, braille translations or large
11            print materials.
12            * * *
13            (31)    A record or information that would disclose the
14      identity of a claimant or victim in an executed agreement
15      that settles a sexual harassment or sexual assault claim.
16      (c)   Financial records.--The exceptions set forth in
17   subsection (b) shall not apply to financial records, except that
18   an agency may redact that portion of a financial record
19   protected under subsection (b)(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (16)
20   [or], (17) or (31). An agency shall not disclose the identity of
21   an individual performing an undercover or covert law enforcement
22   activity.
23      * * *
24      Section 2.         This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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