THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SWANGER, BOYD, CREIGHTON, GIBBONS, LAWRENCE, MURPHY, J. TAYLOR AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 14, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 14, 2011  

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

requirements and prohibitions, providing for legislative

expense information.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known

as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended by adding a section to

read:

Section 307.  Legislative expense information.

(a)  Duty to post.--Each member of the General Assembly shall

make the information specified in subsection (b) available on

the member's publicly accessible Internet website. Information

relating to the legislative expenses shall be:

(1)  Posted on a monthly basis.

(2)  Maintained on the member's publicly accessible

Internet website for a period of one year from the initial

posting date.

(b)  Legislative expense information.--The following

legislative expense information shall be posted by each member

in accordance with subsection (a):

(1)  Personal expenses relating to:

(i)  Vehicle expenses.

(ii)  Reimbursements for mileage and tolls.

(iii)  Per diem reimbursements for meals and lodging.

(2)  District office operating expenses relating to:

(i)  Office lease.

(ii)  Utilities.

(iii)  Office supplies.

(iv)  Publications.

(v)  Postage.

(vi)  Constituent events.

(vii)  Staff mileage.

(viii)  Pennsylvania flags.

(ix)  Other services or supplies.

(3)  Capitol office operating expenses relating to:

(i)  Postage.

(ii)  Other services or supplies.

(c)  Relevant descriptive information.--In addition to the

information required under subsection (b), each member may

include relevant descriptive information relating to each

legislative expense specified in subsection (b).

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.