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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania House Bill 834 requires monthly online posting of agency spending records and quarterly Auditor General affirmations
Last action · March 10, 2025: Referred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS, March 10, 2025Sponsors: Charity Krupa and 7 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania agencies must publish monthly records of fund disbursements online by the last day of each month and submit quarterly compliance affirmations to the Department of the Auditor General, taking effect in 60 days.
Residents and watchdogs gain direct monthly online access to detailed government spending records and can file civil lawsuits in court to enforce compliance, potentially recovering reasonable attorney fees if successful.
- The Right-to-Know Law governs public access to information in Commonwealth, local, judicial, and legislative agencies in Pennsylvania. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Commonwealth, local, judicial, and legislative agencies
Agencies must publish monthly disbursement records online, submit quarterly affirmations to the Department of the Auditor General, and face potential civil lawsuits and attorney fee awards for non-compliance.
Department of the Auditor General
The department receives quarterly compliance affirmations from agencies and conducts periodic audits to ensure accuracy and compliance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
When do agencies have to publish their monthly spending records online?
What recourse is available if an agency fails to publish its spending records online?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Mar 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS AND OPERATIONS, March 10, 2025
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Expansion of Proactive Public Records Disclosures
Shifts the Right-to-Know framework toward mandatory proactive monthly online publication of financial disbursements rather than relying solely on individual information requests.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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