Senate Bill 790 Printer's Number 845

PENNSYLVANIA, May 28 - PRINTER'S NO. 845

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

790

Session of

2025

INTRODUCED BY DUSH, BROOKS, LAUGHLIN, FONTANA AND STEFANO,

MAY 28, 2025

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 28, 2025

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

agency response, providing for vexatious requesters.

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 906. Vexatious requesters.

(a) Petition for relief.--

(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), an agency

may petition the Office of Open Records for relief from a

requester alleged by the agency to be a vexatious requester.

The petition shall:

(i) be submitted under penalty of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904

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