Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 790 — An Act amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, in agency response, providing for vexatious requesters.

Last action — Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), July 16, 2025

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Vexatious Requestors

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9), July 16, 2025

  2. First consideration, June 3, 2025

  3. Reported as committed, June 3, 2025

  4. Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, May 28, 2025

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 247 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (247)

247 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 790 do?
Vexatious Requestors
Who sponsors SB 790?
SB 790 is sponsored by Cris Dush (Republican), Michele Brooks (Republican), Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Patrick J. Stefano (Republican), and Lynda Schlegel Culver (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 790?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 28, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SB 790?
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