An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons, for late contributions and independent expenditures, for oath of compliance, perjury, disqualification from office and commercial use, for residual funds and for place of filing, providing for manner of filing and for inability to file reports or statements electronically by deadline and further providing for late filing fee and certificate of filing, for additional powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and for reports by business entities and publication by Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Nov 2021
Senate Passage
Nov 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 28, 2021
Last action Nov 12, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Nov 10, 2021
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Nov 10, 2021
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Nov 12, 2021
Committee
Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
lower
Nov 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Nov 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Oct 18, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Sep 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported as committed
upper
Jan 28, 2021
Committee
PN 0117 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Patrick M. Browne
RRepublican
Co
Art Haywood
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Mensch
RRepublican
Co
Gene Yaw
RRepublican
Co
Jay Costa
DDemocratic
Co
John Kane
DDemocratic
Co
John R. Gordner
RRepublican
Co
Judy Ward
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Baker
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Boscola
DDemocratic
Co
Mario M. Scavello
RRepublican
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