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PRINTER'S NO. 1119
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
988
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DIAMOND, DUSH, EVERETT, MILLARD, RYAN AND KEEFER,
MARCH 27, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 27, 2019
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
procedure, further providing for exceptions for public
records.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 708(b)(11) of the act of February 14,
2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended
to read:
Section 708. Exceptions for public records.
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(b) Exceptions.--Except as provided in subsections (c) and
(d), the following are exempt from access by a requester under
this act:
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(11) A record that constitutes or reveals a trade secret
or confidential proprietary information. This paragraph shall
not apply to a record created in whole or in part by an
agency.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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