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- Introduced by Sen. Patrick M. Browne (R) on February 6, 2009, to establish the Taxpayer Transparency Act. The legislation creates a searchable database of all government expenditures. The database shall be linked to a database of all state government contracts.
- Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on February 6, 2009.
- Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on February 11, 2009.
- Amendment offered in the Senate on May 4, 2009. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 4, 2009.
- Amendment offered in the Senate on May 6, 2009. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on May 6, 2009.
- Passed 30 to 19 in the Senate on June 1, 2009, to establish the Taxpayer Transparency Act. The legislation creates a searchable database of all government expenditures. The database shall be linked to a database of all state government contracts.
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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 105 by Lord_Kappa on July 22, 2009[color=#006600]Abhilashsamuel,[/color]
[color=#006600]How did you access the details of the bill? I would like to be able to read different bills in that format, but cannot find a way.[/color]
[color=#006600]I feel like the government creates their websites in such a way that it's nearly impossible to navigate. [/color]
[color=#006600]I hope that this bill passes in the House, and that Gov. Rendel signs it. [/color]
[color=#006600]I hope that the Treasurer does not create an impossible-to-navigate website, but conforms to the spirit of this law: giving the people more information.[/color]
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In a related bill, Pennsylvania House Rep. introduced Bill No. 1460, also known as PennWatch. This is an that would help establishing a searchable database that would detail information regarding taxpayer investments. In effect, this bill will allow ordinary citizens to become government watchdogs, and see for themselves where their money is being spent.
Click here for details of the bill. Also, to find out more about the need for spending transparency you can read this testimony by a staff of the Commonwealth Foundation.
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This would create an online database of state spending. A previous version was endorsed last session by the National Taxpayer's Union and other organizations - the Sunshine Review page has more.
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