PA HB 2542

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An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for appeals to court from decisions of the county board and for Secretary of the Commonwealth to tabulate, compute and canvass returns; and, in recounts and contests, further providing for entry and effect of decision and providing for appeal.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower

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Did PA HB 2542 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 2542 is in committee and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-10-13): Referred to State Government

What is PA HB 2542 about?

PA HB 2542 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for appeals to court from decisions of the county board and for Secretary of the Commonwealth to tabulate, compute and canvass returns; and, in recounts and contests, further providing for entry and effect of decision and providing for appeal.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 2542?

Jason Ortitay is the primary sponsor of PA HB 2542, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-10-13 — Referred to State Government
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-10-13
Referred to State Government
referral-committee
2026-10-06
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2026-10-06
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-10-05
Re-committed to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-10-05
Second consideration
reading-2
2026-09-29
Removed from table
2026-09-08
Laid on the table
2026-09-08
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-06-22
Re-committed to Rules
referral-committee
2026-06-22
First consideration
reading-1
2026-06-22
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-05-27
Referred to State Government
referral-committee

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Committee vote (State Government): Report Bill As Committed
2026-06-22 · pass · 14-12
Member-level votes (26)
- Carol Hill-Evans: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Brad Roae: no
- Jacob Banta: no
- Scott Barger: no
- Timothy Bonner: no
- Marla Brown: no
- Russ Diamond: no
- Wendy Fink: no
- Roman Kozak: no
- Jeremy Shaffer: no
- Catherine Wallen: no
- Jamie Walsh: no
- Eric Weaknecht: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=36&rollcallid=2506&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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