Senate Bill 1
2007-2008 Regular Session
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.
Prime Sponsor

Senator Dominic Pileggi
R Senate District 9
Co-Sponsors

Sen. Joseph Scarnati
R Senate District 25

Sen. Robert Mellow
D Senate District 22

Sen. Jane Orie
R Senate District 40

Sen. Richard Kasunic
D Senate District 32

Sen. Raphael Musto
D Senate District 14

Sen. John Rafferty
R Senate District 44

Sen. Michael O'Pake
D Senate District 11

Sen. Robert Tomlinson
R Senate District 6

Sen. Mary White
R Senate District 21

Sen. Edwin Erickson
R Senate District 26

Sen. Michael Waugh
R Senate District 28

Sen. Mike Folmer
R Senate District 48

Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43

Sen. Jane Earll
R Senate District 49

Sen. Patricia Vance
R Senate District 31

Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18

Sen. Jake Corman
R Senate District 34

Sen. Robert Wonderling
R Senate District 24

Sen. John Gordner
R Senate District 27

Sen. James Rhoades
R Senate District 29

Sen. Donald White
R Senate District 41

Sen. John Pippy
R Senate District 37

Sen. Roger Madigan
R Senate District 23

Sen. Gibson Armstrong
R Senate District 13

Sen. Lisa Baker
R Senate District 20

Sen. Constance Williams
D Senate District 17

Sen. Mike Brubaker
R Senate District 36

Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16

Sen. Bob Regola
R Senate District 39

Sen. Andrew Dinniman
D Senate District 19

Sen. John Eichelberger
R Senate District 30
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 3 of 2008, Feb. 14, 2008
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0772 | Referred to State Government, March 29, 2007 |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 548),, May 21, 2007 | |
1509 | Reported as amended, Oct. 29, 2007 |
First consideration, Oct. 29, 2007 | |
Re-referred to Appropriations, Oct. 30, 2007 | |
1553 | Re-reported as amended, Nov. 14, 2007 |
1562 | Second consideration, with amendments, Nov. 19, 2007 |
1583 | Amended on third consideration, Nov. 27, 2007 |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1375),, Nov. 27, 2007 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 28, 2007 (48-1) | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1405),, Nov. 28, 2007 | |
In the House | |
Referred to Appropriations, Dec. 3, 2007 | |
Reported as committed, Dec. 3, 2007 | |
First consideration, Dec. 3, 2007 | |
Laid on the table, Dec. 3, 2007 | |
Removed from table, Dec. 3, 2007 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 2790), Dec. 5, 2007 | |
1646 | Second consideration, with amendments, Dec. 10, 2007 |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 2813), Dec. 10, 2007 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 12, 2007 (191-0) | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations, Dec. 12, 2007 | |
1704 | Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, Jan. 28, 2008 |
Re-committed to Rules & Executive Nominations, Jan. 29, 2008 | |
1721 | Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, Jan. 29, 2008 |
Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate, Jan. 30, 2008 (50-0) | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1557), Jan. 30, 2008 | |
1726 | Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 1726,, Feb. 1, 2008 |
In the House | |
Referred to Rules, Feb. 4, 2008 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Feb. 6, 2008 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 351), Feb. 6, 2008 | |
1763 | Amended, Feb. 11, 2008 |
House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, as amended by the House, Feb. 11, 2008 (199-0) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 413), Feb. 11, 2008 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations, Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments, Feb. 12, 2008 (50-0) | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1650), Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Signed in Senate, Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Signed in House, Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Presented to the Governor, Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Approved by the Governor, Feb. 14, 2008 | |
Act No. 3 of 2008, Feb. 14, 2008 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 1726
House Amendments to Printers Number 1583
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1562
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1553
Votes
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Senate RULES & EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008 - House RULES Committee Vote
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Monday, January 28, 2008 - Senate RULES & EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, December 3, 2007 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007 - Senate Floor Vote
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - Senate Floor Vote
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, October 29, 2007 - Senate STATE GOVERNMENT Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
Statute References are currently not available for bills in 2007-2008 Regular Session.
Senate Bill 1
2007-2008 Regular Session
Sponsors
PILEGGI, SCARNATI, MELLOW, ORIE, KASUNIC, MUSTO, RAFFERTY, O'PAKE, TOMLINSON, M. WHITE, ERICKSON, WAUGH, FOLMER, COSTA, EARLL, VANCE, BOSCOLA, CORMAN, WONDERLING, GORDNER, RHOADES, D. WHITE, PIPPY, MADIGAN, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, C. WILLIAMS, BRUBAKER, BROWNE, REGOLA, DINNIMAN, EICHELBERGER
Short Title
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.
Actions
0772 | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 29, 2007 |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 548),, May 21, 2007 | |
1509 | Reported as amended, Oct. 29, 2007 |
First consideration, Oct. 29, 2007 | |
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 30, 2007 | |
1553 | Re-reported as amended, Nov. 14, 2007 |
1562 | Second consideration, with amendments, Nov. 19, 2007 |
1583 | Amended on third consideration, Nov. 27, 2007 |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1375),, Nov. 27, 2007 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Nov. 28, 2007 (48-1) | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1405),, Nov. 28, 2007 | |
In the House | |
Referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Dec. 3, 2007 | |
Reported as committed, Dec. 3, 2007 | |
First consideration, Dec. 3, 2007 | |
Laid on the table, Dec. 3, 2007 | |
Removed from table, Dec. 3, 2007 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 2790), Dec. 5, 2007 | |
1646 | Second consideration, with amendments, Dec. 10, 2007 |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 2813), Dec. 10, 2007 | |
Third consideration and final passage, Dec. 12, 2007 (191-0) | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Dec. 12, 2007 | |
1704 | Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, Jan. 28, 2008 |
Re-committed to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Jan. 29, 2008 | |
1721 | Re-reported on concurrence, as amended, Jan. 29, 2008 |
Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate, Jan. 30, 2008 (50-0) | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1557), Jan. 30, 2008 | |
1726 | Corrective Reprint, Printer's No. 1726,, Feb. 1, 2008 |
In the House | |
Referred to RULES, Feb. 4, 2008 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Feb. 6, 2008 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 351), Feb. 6, 2008 | |
1763 | Amended, Feb. 11, 2008 |
House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments, as amended by the House, Feb. 11, 2008 (199-0) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 413), Feb. 11, 2008 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Senate concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments, Feb. 12, 2008 (50-0) | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 1650), Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Signed in Senate, Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Signed in House, Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Presented to the Governor, Feb. 12, 2008 | |
Approved by the Governor, Feb. 14, 2008 | |
Act No. 3 of 2008, Feb. 14, 2008 |
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