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2019–2020 Regular Session

House Bill 2626

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 Secretary of the Commonwealth, providing for reports on implementation of elections; in county boards of elections, further providing for powers and duties of county boards, for records and documents to be open to public inspection and proviso, for preservation of records and for watchers or attorneys at sessions of county board and candidates may be present; in district election officers, further providing for qualifications of election officers and for appointment of watchers; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots, for date of application for absentee ballot, for official absentee voters ballots, for delivering or mailing ballots, for voting by absentee electors and for canvassing of official absentee ballots and mail-in ballots; in Statewide Uniform Registry of Electors Advisory Board, providing for SURE requirements; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots, for date of application for mail-in ballot, for official mail-in elector ballots, for delivering or mailing ballots and for voting by mail-in electors; in penalties, providing for an enhancement of penalties for certain violations; and making an editorial change.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on September 9, 2020. The 2019–2020 session has ended.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

10 co-sponsors

Francis X. Ryan, R. Lee James, Craig T. Staats, DAVID R. MILLARD, JEFFREY P. PYLE, Wendi Thomas, Steven C. Mentzer, Lynda Schlegel Culver, Valerie S. Gaydos, JAMES A. COX JR.

Its course

June 23 to September 9, 2020, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action21 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 23 to Sep 271 days

State GovernmentJun 23 to Jun 241 day

RulesJun 24 to Sep 169 days

AppropriationsSep 1 to Sep 21 day

In the SenateSep 2 to Sep 9 · stopped7 days

State GovernmentSep 2 to Sep 31 day

State GovernmentSep 4 to Sep 84 days

AppropriationsSep 9 to Sep 9 · stopped0 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading112–90

    Passed · Sep 2

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 24

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Sep 1

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jun 23 – Sep 2

  1. Jun 23Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  2. Jun 24STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Sep 1RULES recommended it
  5. Amended and read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Sep 2APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 112 to 90

In the Senate Sep 2 – Sep 9

  1. Sep 2Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  3. Sep 3STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it
  4. Sep 4Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  5. Sep 8STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it
  6. Sep 9Read a second time
  7. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Jun 23Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, June 23, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  2. Jun 24Reported as amended, June 24, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  3. Jun 24First consideration, June 24, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  4. Jun 24Re-committed to RULES, June 24, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  5. Sep 1Re-reported as committed, Sept. 1, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Sep 1Second consideration, with amendments, Sept. 1, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Sep 1Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 1, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Sep 1(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Sept. 1, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Sep 2Re-reported as committed, Sept. 2, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Sep 2Third consideration and final passage, Sept. 2, 2020 (112-90) [House]House of Representatives
  11. Sep 2(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Sept. 2, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Sep 2In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. Sep 2Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Sept. 2, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  14. Sep 3Reported as committed, Sept. 3, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  15. Sep 3First consideration, Sept. 3, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  16. Sep 4Vote on first consideration, reconsidered, Sept. 4, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  17. Sep 4Re-committed to STATE GOVERNMENT, Sept. 4, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  18. Sep 8Re-reported as committed, Sept. 8, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  19. Sep 8First consideration, Sept. 8, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  20. Sep 9Second consideration, Sept. 9, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  21. Sep 9Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 9, 2020 [Senate]Senate