COVID leads to open records legislation

Where: Pennsylvania

What: House Bill 2463 (2020 | PA)

How does the bill impact public information?

• requires state agencies to follow Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law throughout declared disaster emergencies
• eliminates the disaster/emergency exception to disclosure
• requires the state Office of Open Records to issue guidelines for responses with each disaster declaration
• requires disclosure of any data used to underpin an emergency declaration 

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