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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1262

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.

In the Senate's State Government Committee since June 18, 2026.

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

Jared G. Solomon, Maureen E. Madden, Tarah Probst, Tarik Khan, Liz Hanbidge, Carol Hill-Evans, Nancy Guenst, Kristine C. Howard, Joe Ciresi, John C. Inglis III

Its course

April 17, 2025 to June 18, 2026, 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 action13 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesApr 17 to Jun 10419 days

State GovernmentApr 17 to Apr 14362 days

AppropriationsJun 9 to Jun 101 day

In the SenateFrom Jun 10

State GovernmentFrom Jun 18

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading105–97

    Passed · Jun 10, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 14, 2026

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 Apr 17 – Jun 10, 2026

  1. Apr 17Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  2. Apr 14, 2026STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it as amended
  3. Jun 9, 2026Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 10, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 105 to 97

In the Senate Jun 18, 2026

  1. Jun 18, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Apr 17Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, April 17, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Apr 14, 2026Reported as amended, April 14, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Apr 14, 2026First consideration, April 14, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Apr 14, 2026Laid on the table, April 14, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Jun 8, 2026Removed from table, June 8, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Jun 9, 2026Second consideration, June 9, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Jun 9, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 9, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Jun 9, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 9, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Jun 10, 2026Re-reported as committed, June 10, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Jun 10, 2026Third consideration and final passage, June 10, 2026 (105-97)House of Representatives
  11. Jun 10, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page ), June 10, 2026House of Representatives
  12. Jun 18, 2026In the SenateSenate
  13. Jun 18, 2026Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, June 18, 2026Senate