Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 12 D cosponsors

HB 496 — An Act amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in miscellaneous provisions relating to inmate confinement, providing for voter registration.

Last action — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 5, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    1 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Increase Voter Registration Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 5, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 241 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (241)

241 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 496 do?
Increase Voter Registration Among Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Who sponsors HB 496?
HB 496 is sponsored by Joe Webster (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), and Scott Conklin (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 496?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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