PRINTER'S NO. 676
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
639
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY SIMMONS, MACKENZIE, D. COSTA, PICKETT, A. HARRIS,
COX, FARRY, GABLER, M. QUINN AND HEFFLEY, FEBRUARY 27, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 27, 2017
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
preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in
procedure, further providing for written requests; and, in
judicial review, further providing for fee limitations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 102 of the act of February 14, 2008
(P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended by
adding a definition to read:
Section 102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Commercial purpose." The use of a record:
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