Pennsylvania 2023_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 9 D · 4 R cosponsors

HB 976 — An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in qualifications of electors, further providing for qualifications of electors at primaries; in party organization, further providing for only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices; in nomination of candidates, further providing for candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries and providing for procedure for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district register, numbered lists of voters and challenges; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for computation of returns by county board, certification and issuance of certificates of election; and, in penalties, further providing for election officers refusing to permit elector to vote in proper party at primaries and repealing provisions relating to elector voting ballot of wrong party at primary.

Last action — (Remarks see House Journal Page ), Oct. 21, 2024 [House]

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023_0 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. (Remarks see House Journal Page ), Oct. 21, 2024 [House]

  2. Amended, bill gone over, Oct. 21, 2024 [House]

  3. Removed from table, Oct. 7, 2024 [House]

  4. Laid on the table, Oct. 17, 2023 [House]

  5. First consideration, Oct. 17, 2023 [House]

  6. Reported as amended, Oct. 17, 2023 [House]

  7. Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, April 24, 2023 [House]

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 239 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (239)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 976?
HB 976 is sponsored by Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Christina D. Sappey (Democratic), Napoleon J. Nelson (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Nancy Guenst (Democratic), Jamie L. Flick (Republican), Marla Brown (Republican), Valerie S. Gaydos (Republican), Jared G. Solomon (Democratic), Brian Smith (Republican), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Tim Brennan (Democratic), Paul Friel (Democratic), and Mark Rozzi.
What is the current status of HB 976?
This bill died with 2023_0 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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