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PA HB1789

Bill

Status

Introduced

8/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brett Miller

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law to expand the definition of "personal financial information" to include account passwords, IRS W-2 forms, benefit election information, retirement plan contributions, health care benefit contributions, and charitable contribution records

  • Creates a new exception protecting government agencies' financial account numbers, routing numbers, credit card numbers, and PIN numbers from public disclosure under open records requests

  • Requires agencies to redact their own financial account information from records to the extent necessary to protect account security

  • Preserves public access to aggregated data on employer costs and employee costs for retirement, health care, and other benefits, as well as benefit options available to employees

  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment

Legislative Description

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; and, in procedure, further providing for exceptions for public records.

Last Action

Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations

8/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations8/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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