PA SB421 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Passed on October 31 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-10-31 - Act No. 77
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Summary

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 the Secretary of the Commonwealth, providing for requirements for disapproval or decertification of voting apparatuses and for census outreach; in district election officers, further providing for compensation of district election officers; in election districts and polling places, further providing for restrictions on alteration; in nomination of candidates, further providing for petition may consist of several sheets and affidavit of circulator, for manner of signing nomination petitions and time of circulating and for nominations by political bodies; in ballots, further providing for form of official primary ballot, for form of official election ballot, for number of ballots to be printed and specimen ballots and for forms of ballots on file and open to public inspection and ballots and diagrams to be furnished to candidates and parties; in voting machines, further providing for requirements of voting machines and for form of ballot labels on voting machines; in electronic voting systems, further providing for requirements of electronic voting systems, for forms, for election day procedures and the process of voting and for post election procedures; providing for voting apparatus bonds; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote and persons entitled to vote and voter's certificates and entries to be made in district register and numbered lists of voters and challenges, for method of marking ballots and depositing same in districts in which ballots are used, for instructions of voters and manner of voting in districts in which voting machines are used, for count and return of votes in districts in which ballots are used, for what ballots shall be counted, manner of counting and defective ballots and for canvass and return of votes in districts in which voting machines are used and providing for deadline for receipt of valid voter registration application, for appeals and for appeals to court of common pleas; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots, for date of application for absentee ballot, for approval of application for absentee ballot, for absentee electors files and lists, for official absentee voters ballots, for delivering or mailing ballots, for voting by absentee electors, for canvassing of official absentee ballots and for public records; providing for voting by qualified mail-in electors; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of computing irregular ballots; providing for dissemination of information and for jurisdiction; removing references to the Traffic Court of Philadelphia; and making related repeals.

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Title

In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in the Secretary of the Commonwealth, providing for requirements for disapproval or decertification of voting apparatuses and for census outreach; in district election officers, further providing for compensation of district election officers; in election districts and polling places, further providing for restrictions on alteration; in nomination of candidates, further providing for petition may consist of several sheets and affidavit of circulator, for manner of signing nomination petitions and time of circulating and for nominations by political bodies; in ballots, further providing for form of official primary ballot, for form of official election ballot, for number of ballots to be printed and specimen ballots and for forms of ballots on file and open to public inspection and ballots and diagrams to be furnished to candidates and parties; in voting machines, further providing for requirements of voting machines and for form of ballot labels on voting machines; in electronic voting systems, further providing for requirements of electronic voting systems, for forms, for election day procedures and the process of voting and for post election procedures; providing for voting apparatus bonds; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote and persons entitled to vote and voter's certificates and entries to be made in district register and numbered lists of voters and challenges, for method of marking ballots and depositing same in districts in which ballots are used, for instructions of voters and manner of voting in districts in which voting machines are used, for count and return of votes in districts in which ballots are used, for what ballots shall be counted, manner of counting and defective ballots and for canvass and return of votes in districts in which voting machines are used and providing for deadline for receipt of valid voter registration application, for appeals and for appeals to court of common pleas; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots, for date of application for absentee ballot, for approval of application for absentee ballot, for absentee electors files and lists, for official absentee voters ballots, for delivering or mailing ballots, for voting by absentee electors, for canvassing of official absentee ballots and for public records; providing for voting by qualified mail-in electors; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of computing irregular ballots; providing for dissemination of information and for jurisdiction; removing references to the Traffic Court of Philadelphia; and making related repeals.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2019-10-29 - Senate - Senate Floor: SB 421 PN 1330, CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS (Y: 35 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-10-29 - Senate - Senate Rules And Executive Nominations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 12 N: 4 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-10-29 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1330, FP (Y: 138 N: 61 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2019-10-28 - House - House Appropriations: Adopt Amendment A03568 (Y: 21 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-10-28 - House - House Appropriations: Adopt Amendment A03569 (Y: 13 N: 21 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Appropriations: Adopt Amendment A03570 (Y: 13 N: 21 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Amended (Y: 21 N: 13 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3551, SUSP RULES, KENYATTA (Y: 88 N: 107 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3422, KENYATTA (Y: 86 N: 109 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3421, MALAGARI (Y: 87 N: 108 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3410, BOYLE (Y: 91 N: 104 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3403, BOYLE (Y: 88 N: 107 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3398, HANBIDGE (Y: 90 N: 105 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3394, HOHENSTEIN (Y: 91 N: 104 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3393, D. MILLER (Y: 91 N: 105 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3392, MARKOSEK (Y: 90 N: 106 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [FAIL]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3433, SOLOMON (Y: 195 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3423, DELISSIO (Y: 196 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3415, SOLOMON (Y: 196 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3396, CALTAGIRONE (Y: 196 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3419, EVERETT (Y: 196 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-10-28 - House - House Floor: SB 421 PN 1292, 2019 A3386, DIAMOND (Y: 196 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2019-10-22 - House - House State Government: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 17 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-10-22 - House - House State Government: Adopt Amendment A03300 (Y: 17 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-25 - Senate - Senate Floor: SB 421 PN 1015, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 30 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-24 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 14 N: 9 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-06-18 - Senate - Senate State Government: Reported as Amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-10-31SenateAct No. 77
2019-10-31SenateApproved by the Governor
2019-10-30SenatePresented to the Governor
2019-10-30SenateSigned in House
2019-10-29SenateSigned in Senate
2019-10-29SenateSenate concurred in House amendments (35-14)
2019-10-29SenateRe-reported on concurrence, as committed
2019-10-29SenateReferred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
2019-10-29SenateIn the Senate
2019-10-29HouseThird consideration and final passage (138-61)
2019-10-29HouseRe-reported as amended
2019-10-28HouseAmended in House Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
2019-10-28HouseRe-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
2019-10-28HouseSecond consideration, with amendments
2019-10-28HouseRemoved from table
2019-10-22HouseLaid on the table
2019-10-22HouseFirst consideration
2019-10-22HouseReported as amended
2019-06-26HouseReferred to STATE GOVERNMENT
2019-06-25HouseIn the House
2019-06-25SenateThird consideration and final passage (30-20)
2019-06-24SenateRe-reported as committed
2019-06-19SenateRe-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
2019-06-19SenateSecond consideration
2019-06-18SenateFirst consideration
2019-06-18SenateReported as amended
2019-03-25SenateReferred to STATE GOVERNMENT

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