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2019–2020 Regular Session

Senate Bill 422

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 county boards of elections, further providing for powers and duties of county boards; in ballots, further providing for forms of ballots, printing ballots, numbers; in electronic voting systems, further providing for forms, for election day procedures and the process of voting and for post election procedures; 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, challenges and for deadline for receipt of valid voter registration application; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots, for approval of application for absentee ballot, for absentee and mail-in electors files and lists, for official absentee voters ballots, for envelopes for official absentee ballots, for delivering or mailing ballots, for voting by absentee electors, for canvassing of official absentee ballots and mail-in ballots and for public records and repealing provisions relating to violation of provisions relating to absentee voting; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for qualified mail-in electors, for applications for official mail-in ballots, for approval of application for mail-in ballot, for official mail-in elector ballots, for envelopes for official mail-in ballots, for voting by mail-in electors and for public records and repealing provisions relating to violation of provisions relating to mail-in voting; providing for Pennsylvania Election Law Advisory Board; in penalties, further providing for violations of provisions relating to absentee electors ballots; providing for emergency provisions for 2020 general primary election; and making a related repeal.

Became law as Act 12 of 2020, signed March 27, 2020, 381 days after it was filed.

Sponsors

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

In the Senate

7 co-sponsors

Mike Folmer, Jay Costa, Lisa Baker, Gene Yaw, Kim L. Ward, Patrick M. Browne, Bob Mensch

Its course

March 12, 2019 to March 27, 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 action31 actions on 10 days

In the SenateMar 12 to Jun 25105 days

State GovernmentMar 12 to Jun 1898 days

AppropriationsJun 19 to Jun 245 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 25 to Mar 25274 days

State GovernmentJun 26 to Mar 23271 days

AppropriationsMar 24 to Mar 251 day

Back in the SenateMar 25 to Mar 250 days

Waiting to be sentMar 25 to Mar 250 days

With the GovernorMar 25 to Mar 272 days

Votes

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

  • Senate, third reading28–22

    Passed · Jun 25

  • House of Representatives, third reading198–0

    Passed · Mar 25, 2020

  • Senate, concurrence50–0

    Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Mar 25, 2020

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 24, 2020

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 25, 2020

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 Senate Mar 12 – Jun 25

  1. Mar 12Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  2. Jun 18STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it
  3. Jun 19Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 24APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Jun 25Passed the Senate, 28 to 22

In the House of Representatives Jun 26 – Mar 25, 2020

  1. Jun 26Arrived in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  3. Mar 23, 2020STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it
  4. Mar 24, 2020Amended and read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. Mar 25, 2020APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Amended and read a third time
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 198 to 0

Back in the Senate Mar 25, 2020

  1. Mar 25, 2020Returned to the Senate
  2. Sent to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS
  3. The Senate agreed to the other chamber's changes, 50 to 0
  4. Signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 25, 2020 – Mar 27, 2020

  1. Mar 25, 2020Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Sent to the Governor
  3. Mar 27, 2020Signed by the Governor
  4. Became Act 12 of 2020
All 31 actions, as published
  1. Mar 12Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, March 12, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  2. Jun 18Reported as committed, June 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  3. Jun 18First consideration, June 18, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  4. Jun 19Second consideration, June 19, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  5. Jun 19Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, June 19, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  6. Jun 24Re-reported as committed, June 24, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  7. Jun 25Third consideration and final passage, June 25, 2019 (28-22) [Senate]Senate
  8. Jun 25(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 722), June 25, 2019 [Senate]Senate
  9. Jun 26In the House [House]House of Representatives
  10. Jun 26Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, June 26, 2019 [House]House of Representatives
  11. Mar 23, 2020Reported as committed, March 23, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Mar 23, 2020First consideration, March 23, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  13. Mar 23, 2020Laid on the table, March 23, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  14. Mar 23, 2020Removed from table, March 23, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  15. Mar 24, 2020Second consideration, with amendments, March 24, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  16. Mar 24, 2020Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, March 24, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  17. Mar 24, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page 267-286), March 24, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  18. Mar 25, 2020Re-reported as committed, March 25, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  19. Mar 25, 2020Third consideration, with amendments, March 25, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  20. Mar 25, 2020Final passage, March 25, 2020 (198-0) [House]House of Representatives
  21. Mar 25, 2020(Remarks see House Journal Page 297-300), March 25, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  22. Mar 25, 2020In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  23. Mar 25, 2020Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, March 25, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  24. Mar 25, 2020Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, March 25, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  25. Mar 25, 2020Senate concurred in House amendments, March 25, 2020 (50-0) [Senate]Senate
  26. Mar 25, 2020(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 187), March 25, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  27. Mar 25, 2020Signed in Senate, March 25, 2020 [Senate]Senate
  28. Mar 25, 2020Signed in House, March 25, 2020 [House]House of Representatives
  29. Mar 25, 2020Presented to the Governor, March 25, 2020Governor
  30. Mar 27, 2020Approved by the Governor, March 27, 2020Governor
  31. Mar 27, 2020Act No. 12Governor