PA HB 280

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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 preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in qualifications of electors, further providing for qualifications of electors at primaries; in party organization, further providing for only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices; in nomination of candidates, further providing for candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries and providing for procedure for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district register, numbered lists of voters and challenges; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for computation of returns by county board, certification and issuance of certificates of election; and, in penalties, further providing for election officers refusing to permit elector to vote in proper party at primaries and repealing provisions relating to elector voting ballot of wrong party at primary.

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

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Did PA HB 280 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 280 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 280 about?

PA HB 280 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 preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in qualifications of electors, further providing for qualifications of electors at primaries; in party organization, further providing for only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices; in nomination of candidates, further providing for candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries and providing for procedure for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district register, numbered lists of voters and challenges; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for computation of returns by county board, certification and issuance of certificates of election; and, in penalties, further providing for election officers refusing to permit elector to vote in proper party at primaries and repealing provisions relating to elector voting ballot of wrong party at primary.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 280?

Jared Solomon is the primary sponsor of PA HB 280, joined by 32 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
2026-09-29
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2026-09-29
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2026-09-28
Re-committed to Appropriations
referral-committee
2026-09-28
Second consideration
reading-2
2026-09-28
Removed from table
2025-05-13
Laid on the table
2025-05-13
First consideration
reading-1
2025-05-13
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-01-22
Referred to State Government
referral-committee

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Printer's No. PN0223Compare
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Documents

Votes

Committee vote (State Government): Report Bill As Committed
2025-05-13 · 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
- Stephenie Scialabba: no
- Jeremy Shaffer: 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=558&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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