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

Senator Joseph Scarnati
R Senate District 25
Co-Sponsors

Sen. Thomas Killion
R Senate District 9

Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16

Sen. Kim Ward
R Senate District 39

Sen. Gene Yaw
R Senate District 23

Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43

Sen. John Yudichak
I Senate District 14

Sen. John Blake
D Senate District 22

Sen. Steven Santarsiero
D Senate District 10

Sen. Andrew Dinniman
D Senate District 19

Sen. Richard Alloway
R Senate District 33

Sen. Katie Muth
D Senate District 44

Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18

Sen. Daniel Laughlin
R Senate District 49

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
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 1011
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 288
Votes
21 2 - opens in a new tab |
Monday, June 24, 2019 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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9 2 - opens in a new tab |
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 - Senate STATE GOVERNMENT Committee Vote
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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.

Sen. Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16
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June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.0320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code"
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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