Bill Information

Senate Bill 300
2019-2020 Regular Session
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; and, 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.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Photo of Senator Senator Joseph Scarnati
Senator Joseph Scarnati
R Senate District 25
Co-Sponsors
Photo of Senator Sen. Thomas Killion
Sen. Thomas Killion
R Senate District 9
Photo of Senator Sen. Patrick Browne
Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16
Photo of Senator Sen. Kim Ward
Sen. Kim Ward
R Senate District 39
Photo of Senator Sen. Gene Yaw
Sen. Gene Yaw
R Senate District 23
Photo of Senator Sen. Jay Costa
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Photo of Senator Sen. John Yudichak
Sen. John Yudichak
I Senate District 14
Photo of Senator Sen. John Blake
Sen. John Blake
D Senate District 22
Photo of Senator Sen. Steven Santarsiero
Sen. Steven Santarsiero
D Senate District 10
Photo of Senator Sen. Andrew Dinniman
Sen. Andrew Dinniman
D Senate District 19
Photo of Senator Sen. Richard Alloway
Sen. Richard Alloway
R Senate District 33
Photo of Senator Sen. Katie Muth
Sen. Katie Muth
D Senate District 44
Photo of Senator Sen. Lisa Boscola
Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
Photo of Senator Sen. Daniel Laughlin
Sen. Daniel Laughlin
R Senate District 49
Photo of Senator Sen. Anthony Williams
Sen. Anthony Williams
D Senate District 8
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Referred to State Government, June 26, 2019 House
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0288 Referred to State Government, Feb. 19, 2019
1011 Reported as amended, June 18, 2019
First consideration, June 18, 2019
Second consideration, June 19, 2019
Re-referred to Appropriations, June 19, 2019
Re-reported as committed, June 24, 2019
Third consideration and final passage, June 25, 2019 (42-8)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 717-719), June 25, 2019
In the House
Referred to State Government, June 26, 2019
Printers Numbers
Jun 18, 2019
PN 1011
Feb 19, 2019
PN 288
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1011
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 288
Votes
Committee Meetings
(to consider Senate Bills No. 300, 411, 414, 418, 421, 422 and 693; and House Bills No. 448 and 1461)
(to consider Senate Bills No. 300, 411, 414, 418, 421, 422 and 693; and House Bills No. 448 and 1461)

(public hearing to discuss election law legislation, including Senate Bills No. 411 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 and 300)
(public hearing to discuss election law legislation, including Senate Bills No. 411 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422 and 300)
Statute References

This bill amends the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.0320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code". Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.


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Sen. Joseph Scarnati
R Senate District 25

Photo of Senator Sen. Jay Costa
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43



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Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42

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Senate Bill 300
2019-2020 Regular Session
Sponsors
SCARNATI, KILLION, BROWNE, K. WARD, YAW, COSTA, YUDICHAK, BLAKE, SANTARSIERO, DINNIMAN, ALLOWAY, MUTH, BOSCOLA, LAUGHLIN, A. WILLIAMS

Short Title
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; and, in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons * * *

Memo Subject
Pennsylvania Open Primaries

Actions
0288 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 19, 2019
1011 Reported as amended, June 18, 2019
First consideration, June 18, 2019
Second consideration, June 19, 2019
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 19, 2019
Re-reported as committed, June 24, 2019
Third consideration and final passage, June 25, 2019 (42-8)
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 717-719), June 25, 2019
In the House
Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, June 26, 2019

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