l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 811

An Act providing for civil liability for fraudulent misrepresentation of candidates; and imposing penalties.

In the Senate's Communications & Technology Committee since June 24, 2025.

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

34 co-sponsors

Jeremy Shaffer, G. Roni Green, Robert E. Merski, Chris Pielli, Carol Hill-Evans, Kyle Donahue, ROBERT FREEMAN, Tarah Probst, Justin C. Fleming, Joe Ciresi, Emily Kinkead, Danielle Friel Otten, Malcolm Kenyatta, Melissa Cerrato, Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz, Benjamin V. Sanchez, PATRICK J. HARKINS, Lisa A. Borowski, Dan K. Williams, Joseph C. Hohenstein, Melissa L. Shusterman, Mandy Steele, Joe Webster, Perry S. Warren, Mary Jo Daley, Jennifer O'Mara, John C. Inglis III, Jeanne McNeill, Abigail Salisbury, TINA M. DAVIS, Gina H. Curry, Craig Williams, Dave Madsen, Paul Takac

Its course

March 5 to June 24, 2025, 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 action12 actions on 5 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 5 to Jun 23110 days

Communications & TechnologyMar 5 to Jun 390 days

RulesJun 3 to Jun 1714 days

AppropriationsJun 17 to Jun 236 days

In the SenateFrom Jun 23

Communications & TechnologyFrom Jun 24

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading203–0

    Passed · Jun 23

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 3

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

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 Mar 5 – Jun 23

  1. Mar 5Sent to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
  2. Jun 3COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY recommended it as amended
  3. Sent to RULES
  4. Jun 17RULES recommended it
  5. Read a second time
  6. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  7. Jun 23APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  8. Passed the House of Representatives, 203 to 0

In the Senate Jun 24

  1. Jun 24Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Mar 5Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, March 5, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Jun 3Reported as amended, June 3, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Jun 3First consideration, June 3, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Jun 3Re-committed to RULES, June 3, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Jun 17Re-reported as committed, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Jun 17Second consideration, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Jun 17Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 17, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Jun 23Re-reported as committed, June 23, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Jun 23Third consideration and final passage, June 23, 2025 (203-0)House of Representatives
  10. Jun 23(Remarks see House Journal Page 1000-1001), June 23, 2025House of Representatives
  11. Jun 24In the SenateSenate
  12. Jun 24Referred to COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, June 24, 2025Senate