SB 275 — An Act amending the act of January 10, 1968 (1967 P.L.925, No.417), referred to as the Legislative Officers and Employes Law, providing for electronic posting of expenses.

PRINTER'S NO.   484

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 275
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY L. WILLIAMS, PHILLIPS-HILL, FONTANA, COSTA,
        COLLETT AND SCHWANK, MARCH 25, 2025

     REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 25, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of January 10, 1968 (1967 P.L.925, No.417),
 2      entitled "An act relating to officers and employes of the
 3      General Assembly; fixing the number, qualifications,
 4      compensation, mileage and duties of the officers and employes
 5      of the Senate and of the House of Representatives; providing
 6      for their election or appointment, term of office, or of
 7      service, removal and manner of filling vacancies; fixing the
 8      salary of the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau;
 9      providing for compilation of lists of employes," providing
10      for electronic posting of expenses.
11      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12   hereby enacts as follows:
13      Section 1.    The act of January 10, 1968 (1967 P.L.925,
14   No.417), referred to as the Legislative Officers and Employes
15   Law, is amended by adding a section to read:
16      Section 57.    (a)   In addition to any other duty imposed under
17   any statute, rule, policy or guideline, the Chief Clerk of the
18   Senate, the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives and the
19   comptroller of the House of Representatives shall publish
20   quarterly a list of the following expenses of the Senate and
21   House of Representatives on a publicly accessible Internet
22   website:
 1      (1)   Per diems for each member of the Senate and House of
 2   Representatives.
 3      (2)   Travel allowances and reimbursements.
 4      (3)   Meals and lodging.
 5      (4)   Equipment and furnishing control and inventory.
 6      (5)   District office expenses.
 7      (6)   Capitol office expenses.
 8      (7)   Official expenses.
 9      (8)   Special expenses.
10      (9)   Miscellaneous expenses of standing and special
11   committees.
12      (b)   The following information shall be included on the list
13   of expenses required under subsection (a):
14      (1)   The member or individual for whom the expense was
15   submitted, paid and reimbursed.
16      (2)   The date the expense was incurred, submitted, paid and
17   reimbursed.
18      (3)   The legislative purpose for the expense.
19      (4)   The account from which the expense was paid or
20   reimbursed.
21      (c)   The list of expenses required under subsection (a) shall
22   be in a format that is searchable by name, office, account, date
23   and any other format authorized by:
24      (1)   For the Senate, the Senate Committee on Management
25   Operations.
26      (2)   For the House of Representatives, the House Committee on
27   Management Operations or the House Bipartisan Management
28   Committee.
29      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.



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