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.
HB 802 amends Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law to add two new exceptions for public records: (1) notes and working papers used solely for personal purposes (like telephone message slips or routing slips with no official purpose) and (2) records disclosing the identity of a claimant or victim in a settlement of a sexual harassment or assault case. The bill clarifies that these exceptions do not apply to financial records, meaning agencies must still release financial records but may redact the specific protected portions. This change affects how public agencies handle record requests, particularly for personal employee materials and sensitive victim information. The bill takes effect 60 days after enactment.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025
Last action Mar 30, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 24, 2026
How they voted
199–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 200
Mar 24, 2026
D
Democratic102
100% Yea
R
Republican98
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to State Government
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Mar 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Mar 23, 2026
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Dec 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Liz Hanbidge
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Hohenstein
DDemocratic
Co
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
DDemocratic
Co
JG
José Giral
DDemocratic
Co
Mary Jo Daley
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Schlossberg
DDemocratic
Co
Missy Cerrato
DDemocratic
Co
Nancy Guenst
DDemocratic
Co
Roni Green
DDemocratic
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