Open Records-Proposed Legislation

[John-Pa]

The Pa legislature will be proposing to open up most records for Public viewing.

Gun permit license info is currently closed. Wonder if this would permit the public, including the media ,to determine who has a license to carry.

Any thoughts on this?

[KeithPA]

The Pa legislature will be proposing to open up most records for Public viewing.

Gun permit license info is currently closed. Wonder if this would permit the public, including the media ,to determine who has a license to carry.

Any thoughts on this?

Bill #?

I assume you saw the outcry in VA when a newspaper publish a searchable database with every CCW holder in the state. Horrible idea, if you have a CCW then you probably have a gun. A criminals dream.

[John-Pa]

http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/...r=0001&pn=0772

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL

No. 1 Session of 2007

INTRODUCED BY 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 AND REGOLA, MARCH 29, 2007

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 29, 2007

AN ACT

1 Amending the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390, No.212), entitled
2 "An act requiring certain records of the Commonwealth and its
3 political subdivisions and of certain authorities and other
4 agencies performing essential governmental functions, to be
5 open for examination and inspection by citizens of the
6 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; authorizing such citizens under
7 certain conditions to make extracts, copies, photographs or
8 photostats of such records; and providing for appeals to the
9 courts of common pleas," further providing for public records
10 of judicial agencies, legislative agencies and state-related
11 universities; establishing an open records officer in each
12 agency; establishing exceptions officers to hear appeals;
13 establishing the Open Records Clearinghouse; and making
14 editorial changes.

15 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
16 hereby enacts as follows:
17 Section 1. The act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390, No.212),
18 referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, is amended by adding a
19 chapter heading and a section to read:
20 CHAPTER 1
21 PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
22 Section 101. Short title.

1 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Right-to-Know
2 Law.
3 Section 2. Section 1 of the act, amended June 29, 2002
4 (P.L.663, No.100), is renumbered and amended to read:
5 Section [1] 102. Definitions.
6 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
7 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
8 context clearly indicates otherwise:
9 "Agency." [Any office, department, board or commission of
10 the executive branch of the Commonwealth, any political
11 subdivision of the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Turnpike
12 Commission, the State System of Higher Education or any State or
13 municipal authority or similar organization created by or
14 pursuant to a statute which declares in substance that such
15 organization performs or has for its purpose the performance of
16 an essential governmental function.] A Commonwealth agency, a
17 local agency, a judicial agency and a legislative agency.
18 "Clearinghouse." The Open Records Clearinghouse established
19 pursuant to the provisions of section 1309.
20 "Commonwealth agency." [An agency which is a Commonwealth
21 agency as that term is defined under 62 Pa.C.S. § 103 (relating
22 to definitions).]
23 (1) Any office, department, authority or commission of
24 the executive branch; an independent agency; and a State-
25 affiliated entity. The term includes:
26 (i) The Governor's Office.
27 (ii) The Office of Attorney General, the Department
28 of the Auditor General and the Treasury Department.
29 (iii) A statutorily established organization which
30 performs or is intended to perform an essential
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etc etc...continued. Surprised no one picked up on this.

Could be very damaging.....ie. denial of employment for having License to Carry.......etc...etc.