Pennsylvania House Bill 1396
Session 2025-2026
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 district election officers, further providing for compensation of district election officers; in election districts and polling places, providing for ballot drop boxes; in electronic voting systems, further providing for definitions and for supplies, preparation of the voting system and of polling places, providing for pre-election logic and accuracy testing, repealing provisions relating to statistical sample and providing for post-election ballot audit; providing for electronic poll books and for electronic poll books and election infrastructure equipment bonds; 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 and challenges and for deadline for receipt of valid voter registration application; providing for in-person early voting; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for date of application for absentee ballot, for approval of application for absentee ballot, for envelopes for official absentee ballots and for voting by absentee electors; 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 approval of application for mail-in ballot, for envelopes for official mail-in ballots and for voting by mail-in electors; in returns of primaries and elections, further providing for computation of returns by county board, certification and issuance of certificates of election; in Election Integrity Grant Program, further providing for funding for elections; in recounts and contests, further providing for opening ballot boxes upon petition of electors alleging fraud or error and deposit or bond, for recanvassing voting machines upon petition of electors alleging fraud or error and for correction of returns, decision not to be final and evidence for prosecution; in penalties, further providing for interference with primaries and elections, frauds and conspiracy; making an appropriation; and making an editorial change.
Amending Title 25 (Elections) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in registration system, further providing for SURE system; in voter registration, further providing for methods of voter registration, for application with driver's license application and for government agencies and for approval of registration applications; and, in changes in records, repealing provisions relating to removal notices, to transfer of registration and to change of enrollment of political party and further providing for death of registrant.
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Passed House on May 13, 2025
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Bill
Bill Number
1396
State
Pennsylvania
Session
2025-2026
Motion Text
FINAL PASSAGE
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Summary
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Printer's No. PN1688
House Fiscal Note
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05/22/2025
Senate
Referred to State Government
05/13/2025
House
Third consideration and final passage
05/13/2025
House
Re-reported as committed
05/12/2025
House
Re-committed to Appropriations
05/12/2025
House
Second consideration, with amendments
05/07/2025
House
Removed from table
05/06/2025
House
Laid on the table
05/06/2025
House
First consideration
05/06/2025
House
Reported as committed
05/05/2025
House
Referred to State Government
Sources
PA Legislature
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May 5, 2025 9:31:41 PM
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Sep 9, 2025 12:02:23 PM