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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 802

An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, in procedure, further providing for exceptions for public records.

In the Senate's State Government Committee since March 30, 2026.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

11 co-sponsors

Carol Hill-Evans, Melissa Cerrato, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Nancy Guenst, Benjamin V. Sanchez, Jose Giral, Tarik Khan, Michael H. Schlossberg, Mary Jo Daley, Joseph C. Hohenstein, G. Roni Green

Its course

March 4, 2025 to March 30, 2026, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action13 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 4 to Mar 24385 days

Intergovernmental Affairs & OperationsMar 4 to Dec 15286 days

AppropriationsMar 23 to Mar 241 day

In the SenateFrom Mar 24

State GovernmentFrom Mar 30

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading199–0

    Passed · Mar 24, 2026

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 4 – Mar 24, 2026

  1. Mar 4Sent to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS
  2. Dec 15INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS recommended it
  3. Mar 23, 2026Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Mar 24, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 199 to 0

In the Senate Mar 30, 2026

  1. Mar 30, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Mar 4Referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS, March 4, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Dec 15Reported as committed, Dec. 15, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Dec 15First consideration, Dec. 15, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Dec 15Laid on the table, Dec. 15, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Feb 4, 2026Removed from table, Feb. 4, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Mar 23, 2026Second consideration, March 23, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Mar 23, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 23, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Mar 23, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page 146-147), March 23, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Mar 24, 2026Re-reported as committed, March 24, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Mar 24, 2026Third consideration and final passage, March 24, 2026 (199-0)House of Representatives
  11. Mar 24, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page 184-185), March 24, 2026House of Representatives
  12. Mar 30, 2026In the SenateSenate
  13. Mar 30, 2026Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 30, 2026Senate