House Bill 979
2023-2024 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; 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.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative Jared Solomon
D House District 202
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Christopher Rabb
D House District 200

Rep. Christina Sappey
D House District 158

Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115

Rep. Mike Zabel
D House District 163

Rep. Jim Haddock
D House District 118

Rep. Arvind Venkat
D House District 30

Rep. Nancy Guenst
D House District 152

Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95

Rep. Peter Schweyer
D House District 134

Rep. Tarik Khan
D House District 194

Rep. Justin Fleming
D House District 105

Rep. MaryLouise Isaacson
D House District 175

Rep. Jeanne McNeill
D House District 133

Rep. Valerie Gaydos
R House District 44

Rep. Dan Frankel
D House District 23

Rep. Melissa Cerrato
D House District 151

Rep. Paul Friel
D House District 26

Rep. Heather Boyd
D House District 163

Rep. Chris Pielli
D House District 156

Rep. Tim Brennan
D House District 29
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Removed from table, Oct. 8, 2024
House
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1000 | Referred to State Government, April 24, 2023 |
2158 | Reported as amended, Oct. 17, 2023 |
First consideration, Oct. 17, 2023 | |
Laid on the table, Oct. 17, 2023 | |
Removed from table, Oct. 8, 2024 |
Printers Numbers
Votes
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
House STATE GOVERNMENT Committee Vote
House STATE GOVERNMENT Committee Vote - House Bill 979 PN1000 A02572, Adopt Amendment - opens in a new tab
House STATE GOVERNMENT Committee Vote - House Bill 979 PN1000 A02572, Adopt Amendment - opens in a new tab
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
House STATE GOVERNMENT Committee Vote
House STATE GOVERNMENT Committee Vote - House Bill 979 PN1000, Report Bill As Amended - opens in a new tab
House STATE GOVERNMENT Committee Vote - House Bill 979 PN1000, Report Bill As Amended - opens in a new tab
Committee Meetings
Voting meeting on HB 976, HB 979, HR 231, HR 233 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 976, HB 979, HR 231, HR 233 and any other business that may come before the committee.
State Government Subcommittee on Campaign Finance & Elections
Public hearing on Testimony relating to Open Primaries, in concept, and specifically on HB 976 (Rep. Marla Brown) and HB 979 (Rep. Jared Solomon).
Public hearing on Testimony relating to Open Primaries, in concept, and specifically on HB 976 (Rep. Marla Brown) and HB 979 (Rep. Jared Solomon).
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.

Rep. Marci Mustello
R House District 11

Rep. Marci Mustello
R House District 11

Rep. Keith Greiner
R House District 43

Rep. Eddie Pashinski
D House District 121
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June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.0320), known as the "Pennsylvania Election Code"
House Bill 979
2023-2024 Regular Session
Sponsors
SOLOMON, RABB, SAPPEY, MADDEN, ZABEL, HADDOCK, VENKAT, GUENST, HILL-EVANS, SCHWEYER, KHAN, FLEMING, ISAACSON, McNEILL, GAYDOS, FRANKEL, CERRATO, FRIEL, BOYD, PIELLI, BRENNAN
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; in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to * * *
Memo Subject
Open Primaries
Actions
1000 | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, April 24, 2023 |
2158 | Reported as amended, Oct. 17, 2023 |
First consideration, Oct. 17, 2023 | |
Laid on the table, Oct. 17, 2023 | |
Removed from table, Oct. 8, 2024 |
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