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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 2542

An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for appeals to court from decisions of the county board and for Secretary of the Commonwealth to tabulate, compute and canvass returns; and, in recounts and contests, further providing for entry and effect of decision and providing for appeal.

In the Senate's State Government Committee since October 13, 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

7 co-sponsors

Benjamin V. Sanchez, Arvind Venkat, Valerie S. Gaydos, ED NEILSON, Perry A. Stambaugh, Dan K. Williams, Carol Hill-Evans

Its course

May 27 to October 13, 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 action14 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesMay 27 to Oct 6132 days

State GovernmentMay 27 to Jun 2226 days

RulesJun 22 to Sep 878 days

AppropriationsOct 5 to Oct 61 day

In the SenateFrom Oct 6

State GovernmentFrom Oct 13

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading160–43

    Passed · Oct 6

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 May 27 – Oct 6

  1. May 27Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
  2. Jun 22STATE GOVERNMENT recommended it
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Sep 8RULES recommended it
  5. Oct 5Read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Oct 6APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 160 to 43

In the Senate Oct 13

  1. Oct 13Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to STATE GOVERNMENT
All 14 actions, as published
  1. May 27Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, May 27, 2026House of Representatives
  2. Jun 22Reported as committed, June 22, 2026House of Representatives
  3. Jun 22First consideration, June 22, 2026House of Representatives
  4. Jun 22Re-committed to RULES, June 22, 2026House of Representatives
  5. Sep 8Re-reported as committed, Sept. 8, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Sep 8Laid on the table, Sept. 8, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Sep 29Removed from table, Sept. 29, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Oct 5Second consideration, Oct. 5, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Oct 5Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 5, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Oct 6Re-reported as committed, Oct. 6, 2026House of Representatives
  11. Oct 6Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 6, 2026 (160-43)House of Representatives
  12. Oct 6(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Oct. 6, 2026House of Representatives
  13. Oct 13In the SenateSenate
  14. Oct 13Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Oct. 13, 2026Senate