HB 785 — An Act amending Title 25 (Elections) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in voter registration, further providing for methods of voter registration, providing for electronic voter registration and further providing for preparation and distribution of applications and for approval of registration applications; in records, further providing for general register, for district registers and for reports; in changes in records, further providing for removal notices and for change of enrollment of political party; and, in penalties, further providing for altering registration.
Last action — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 3, 2025
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 03, 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 chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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23 sponsors
1 primary, 22 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (23 D).
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Online Voter Registration
Bill Text
- Printer's No. 0806 View text Current
Action History
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Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 3, 2025
Sponsors
- Mary Jo Daley · Primary
- Tarik Khan · Cosponsor
- Michael H. Schlossberg · Cosponsor
- Jared G. Solomon · Cosponsor
- Benjamin V. Sanchez · Cosponsor
- Nancy Guenst · Cosponsor
- Jim Haddock · Cosponsor
- Robert E. Merski · Cosponsor
- Robert Freeman · Cosponsor
- Arvind Venkat · Cosponsor
- Emily Kinkead · Cosponsor
- Danielle Friel Otten · Cosponsor
- Melissa Cerrato · Cosponsor
- Joe Ciresi · Cosponsor
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz · Cosponsor
- Elizabeth Fiedler · Cosponsor
- Malcolm Kenyatta · Cosponsor
- G. Roni Green · Cosponsor
- Perry S. Warren · Cosponsor
- Ben Waxman · Cosponsor
- Carol Hill-Evans · Cosponsor
- Kyle Donahue · Cosponsor
- Joseph C. Hohenstein · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 230 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Mary Jo Daley Democratic
Co-sponsors (22)
- Tarik Khan Democratic
- Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic
- Jared G. Solomon Democratic
- Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic
- Nancy Guenst Democratic
- Jim Haddock Democratic
- Robert E. Merski Democratic
- Robert Freeman Democratic
- Arvind Venkat Democratic
- Emily Kinkead Democratic
- Danielle Friel Otten Democratic
- Melissa Cerrato Democratic
- Joe Ciresi Democratic
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz Democratic
- Elizabeth Fiedler Democratic
- Malcolm Kenyatta Democratic
- G. Roni Green Democratic
- Perry S. Warren Democratic
- Ben Waxman Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Kyle Donahue Democratic
- Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic
Not signed on (230)
230 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 230 →"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.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 785 do?
- Online Voter Registration
- Who sponsors HB 785?
- HB 785 is sponsored by Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Jared G. Solomon (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Nancy Guenst (Democratic), Jim Haddock (Democratic), Robert E. Merski (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Arvind Venkat (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Perry S. Warren (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), and Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 785?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB 785?
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