An Act amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, in general provisions, further providing for definitions, the official text

PRINTER'S NO.  2433
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1934
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BRIGGS, KAUFFMAN, KINKEAD, SANCHEZ, HILL-EVANS AND
HOHENSTEIN, OCTOBER 8, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 8, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), entitled
"A supplement to the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175),
entitled 'An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct
of the executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth
by the Executive Department thereof and the administrative
departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
officers, and of the several administrative departments,
boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
number and compensation of the deputies and all other
assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
commissions shall be determined,' implementing the addition
of section 4.1 to Article IV of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania; establishing the Office of Attorney General
elected by the citizens and setting forth powers and duties
of the Attorney General; creating an Office of General
Counsel and providing for legal services for Commonwealth
agencies; transferring, reorganizing or reconstituting
certain boards, commissions and agencies; placing certain
duties upon the courts and district attorneys; repealing
certain acts and parts of acts and making appropriations," in
general provisions, further providing for definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1.  Section 102 of the act of October 15, 1980
(P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, is
amended by adding a definition to read:
Section 102.  Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
meanings given to them in this section:
* * *
"Right to access."  The term does not include access for the
purpose of satisfying discovery requests propounded on the
Office of Attorney General in a civil action, unless the agency
in question is a party to the action and is represented by the
Office of Attorney General.
Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.