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PRINTER'S NO. 2933
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2485
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY GROVE, SMITH, COOK, RYAN, JONES, MILLARD, SAYLOR
AND ROWE, APRIL 5, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 5, 2022
AN ACT
Amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled
"An act providing for access to public information, for a
designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency,
local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for
procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial
review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing
penalties; providing for reporting by State-related
institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract
information on the Internet; and making related repeals," in
State contract information, further providing for submission
and retention of contracts.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1701(a)(2) of the act of February 14,
2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended
to read:
Section 1701. Submission and retention of contracts.
(a) General rule.--Whenever any Commonwealth agency,
legislative agency or judicial agency shall enter into any
contract involving any property, real, personal or mixed of any
kind or description or any contract for personal services where
the consideration involved in the contract is $5,000 or more, a
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copy of the contract shall be filed with the Treasury Department
within ten days after the contract is fully executed on behalf
of the Commonwealth agency, legislative agency or judicial
agency or otherwise becomes an obligation of the Commonwealth
agency, legislative agency or judicial agency. The provisions of
this chapter shall not apply to contracts for services protected
by a privilege. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply
to a purchase order evidencing fulfillment of an existing
contract but shall apply to a purchase order evidencing new
obligations. The following shall apply:
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(2) The Treasury Department [may] shall require each
Commonwealth agency, legislative agency or judicial agency,
prior to releasing funds associated with the contract, to
provide a summary with each contract, which shall include the
following:
(i) Date of execution.
(ii) Amount of the contract.
(iii) Beginning date of the contract.
(iv) End date of the contract, if applicable.
(v) Name of the agency entering into the contract.
(vi) The name of all parties executing the contract.
(vii) Subject matter of the contract.
Each agency shall create and maintain the data under this
paragraph in an ASCII-delimited text file, spreadsheet file
or other file provided by Treasury Department regulation.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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