Bill Text: PA HB60 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: In procedure, further providing for exceptions for public records.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 23-15)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-14 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB60 Detail]
Download: Pennsylvania-2013-HB60-Introduced.html
| PRINTER'S NO. 77 |
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. | 60 | Session of 2013 |
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, SCHLOSSBERG, B. BOYLE, TALLMAN, HESS, O'BRIEN, FABRIZIO, NEILSON, MCCARTER, KORTZ, CUTLER, YOUNGBLOOD, MAJOR, COHEN, SWANGER, DAVIS, D. COSTA, BAKER, MUNDY, HAHN, KAUFFMAN, R. BROWN, WHITE, O'NEILL, C. HARRIS, FLECK, V. BROWN, BROOKS, PICKETT, MURT, ROSS, DENLINGER AND MOUL, JANUARY 14, 2013
REFERRED TO COMMITEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 14, 2013
AN ACT
1Amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled
2"An act providing for access to public information, for a
3designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency,
4local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for
5procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial
6review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing
7penalties; providing for reporting by State-related
8institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract
9information on the Internet; and making related repeals," in
10procedure, further providing for exceptions for public
11records.
12The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
13hereby enacts as follows:
14Section 1. Section 708(b)(6) of the act of February 14, 2008
15(P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended to
16read:
17Section 708. Exceptions for public records.
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19(b) Exceptions.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and
20(d), the following are exempt from access by a requester under
1this act:
2* * *
3(6) (i) The following personal identification
4information:
5(A) A record containing all or part of a
6person's Social Security number, driver's license
7number, personal financial information, home,
8cellular or personal telephone numbers, personal e-
9mail addresses, employee number or other confidential
10personal identification number.
11(B) A spouse's name, marital status or
12beneficiary or dependent information.
13(C) The home address of a law enforcement
14officer or judge.
15(D) The name and home address of a juror.
16(ii) Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the
17release of the name, position, salary, actual
18compensation or other payments or expenses, employment
19contract, employment-related contract or agreement and
20length of service of a public official or an agency
21employee.
22(iii) An agency may redact the name or other
23identifying information relating to an individual
24performing an undercover or covert law enforcement
25activity from a record.
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27Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
