Pennsylvania HB868 amends the Right-to-Know Law to exempt certain records from public access and allows agencies to charge fees for processing.
Pennsylvania HB868 amends the Right-to-Know Law by adding exemptions for records that are burdensome for agencies to produce. It also allows agencies to charge fees for processing records requests intended for use by for-profit entities or for-profit activities. Agencies must notify requesters of the required fee within five business days of receiving the records request. Newspapers, magazines, broadcast outlets, and similar organizations are exempt from these fees. The act takes effect in 60 days.
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