An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in access, further providing for open-records officer and for retention of records; and, in judicial review, further providing for civil penalty.

SB 869 amends Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law to clarify and strengthen public access to government records. It updates the definition of "record" to explicitly include electronic communications sent to less than a quorum of governing bodies and requires agencies to register open-records officers with the Office of Open Records within 30 days of appointment, mandating they complete annual training. The bill also sets a minimum two-year retention period for all agency records (excluding spam/junk communications) and requires written confirmation from departing staff that records were handed over, with a civil penalty of up to $1,500 for willful failure to retain records. These changes directly affect state and local agencies, their open-records officers, and the public seeking government information.