Bill Text: PA HB1039 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In requirements and prohibitions, providing for legislative expense information.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 9-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-14 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT [HB1039 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB1039-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1126
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1039 Session of2011
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.
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