Senate Bill 178
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 primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons, for late contributions and independent expenditures, for oath of compliance, perjury, disqualification from office and commercial use, for residual funds and for place of filing, providing for manner of filing and for inability to file reports or statements electronically by deadline and further providing for late filing fee and certificate of filing, for additional powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and for reports by business entities and publication by Secretary of the Commonwealth.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Senator Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16
Co-Sponsors
Sen. John Gordner
R Senate District 27
Sen. Bob Mensch
R Senate District 24
Sen. Gene Yaw
R Senate District 23
Sen. Mike Folmer
R Senate District 48
Sen. Lisa Baker
R Senate District 20
Sen. Mario Scavello
R Senate District 40
Sen. Ryan Aument
R Senate District 36
Sen. John DiSanto
R Senate District 15
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Sen. Vincent Hughes
D Senate District 7
Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42
Sen. Steven Santarsiero
D Senate District 10
Sen. James Brewster
D Senate District 45
Sen. Art Haywood
D Senate District 4
Sen. Lawrence Farnese
D Senate District 1
Sen. Judith Schwank
D Senate District 11
Sen. Timothy Kearney
D Senate District 26
Sen. Christine Tartaglione
D Senate District 2
Sen. Judy Ward
R Senate District 30
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Referred to State Government, May 7, 2019
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| 0135 | Referred to State Government, Feb. 1, 2019 |
| 0585 | Reported as amended, April 9, 2019 |
| First consideration, April 9, 2019 | |
| Second consideration, April 10, 2019 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, April 10, 2019 | |
| 0658 | Re-reported as amended, April 29, 2019 |
| 0681 | Amended on third consideration, April 30, 2019 |
| Third consideration and final passage, May 6, 2019 (48-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 372-375), May 6, 2019 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to State Government, May 7, 2019 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 658
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 585
Senate Amendments to Printers Number 135
Votes
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Monday, May 6, 2019 - Senate Floor Vote
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Monday, May 6, 2019 - Senate Floor Vote
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Monday, May 6, 2019 - Senate Floor Vote
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Monday, April 29, 2019 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - Senate STATE GOVERNMENT Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
Voting meeting on HB 2673, HB 2674, SB 178, SB 1214, SB 1235 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 2673, HB 2674, SB 178, SB 1214, SB 1235 and any other business that may come before the committee.
(public hearing to consider the re-confirmation of Curt Topper as the Secretary of General Services; and to consider Senate Bills No. 22, 48 and 178)
(public hearing to consider the re-confirmation of Curt Topper as the Secretary of General Services; and to consider Senate Bills No. 22, 48 and 178)
(public hearing on the nomination of Teresa E. Osborne, State Civil Service Commission; and to consider Senate Bills No. 178 and 372; and House Bill No. 18)
(public hearing on the nomination of Teresa E. Osborne, State Civil Service Commission; and to consider Senate Bills No. 178 and 372; and House Bill No. 18)
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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June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.0320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code"
Senate Bill 178
2019-2020 Regular Session
Sponsors
BROWNE, GORDNER, MENSCH, YAW, FOLMER, BAKER, SCAVELLO, AUMENT, DiSANTO, COSTA, HUGHES, BOSCOLA, FONTANA, SANTARSIERO, BREWSTER, HAYWOOD, FARNESE, SCHWANK, KEARNEY, TARTAGLIONE, J. WARD
Short Title
An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in primary and election expenses, further providing for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons, for late contributions and independent expenditures, for oath of compliance, perjury, disqualification from office and commercial use, for residual funds and for place of filing, providing for manner of filing and for inability to file reports or statements electronically by deadline and further providing for late filing fee and certificate of filing, for additional powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth and for reports by business entities and publication * * *
Memo Subject
Requiring the Electronic Filing of Campaing Finance Reports
Actions
| 0135 | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Feb. 1, 2019 |
| 0585 | Reported as amended, April 9, 2019 |
| First consideration, April 9, 2019 | |
| Second consideration, April 10, 2019 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 10, 2019 | |
| 0658 | Re-reported as amended, April 29, 2019 |
| 0681 | Amended on third consideration, April 30, 2019 |
| Third consideration and final passage, May 6, 2019 (48-0) | |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 372-375), May 6, 2019 | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, May 7, 2019 |
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