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For Immediate Release
October 10, 2006

Senate Votes and Debates, Lobbyist Reports Are Now Available Online

The state Senate now posts Senate Journals on the Internet, making all Senate debates and roll call votes widely accessible.

The Senate Journals for the current legislative session are posted to the Senate's web site, www.pasen.gov, as soon as possible after floor action. It typically takes about a month.  In the future, prior session Senate Journals will also be posted to the Internet.

Citizens can easily check how their Senator voted on legislation. They will be able to read what was said about issues.  This is information that people deserve to access and review when they wish, and we now have the technology to make it possible.

Also open to the public via the Internet are lobbyist expense reports collected by the Senate since the start of 2003. Citizens can to see who is lobbying, who individuals are representing, and how they are spending their money.  The lobbyist disclosure reports can be found under "Topics of Special Interest" at www.pasen.gov.