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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1162: 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 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 ballots to be issued by election officers only, ballots not to be removed and official ballots only to be deposited or counted; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots, for date of application for absentee ballot, for official absentee voters ballots, for voting by absentee electors and for canvassing of official absentee absentee ballots and mail-in ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots, for official mail-in elector ballots and for voting by mail-in electors.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1162 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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 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 ballots to be issued by election officers only, ballots not to be removed and official ballots only to be deposited or counted; in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots, for date of application for absentee ballot, for official absentee voters ballots, for voting by absentee electors and for canvassing of official absentee absentee ballots and mail-in ballots; in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots, for official mail-in elector ballots and for voting by mail-in electors. Primary sponsor: Wendy Fink (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2025): Referred to State Government.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Wendy FinkPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Marc AndersonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse92
Jake BantaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Aaron BernstineCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Barb GleimCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse199
Joe HammCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Rob KauffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Craig StaatsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Dave ZimmermanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to State Government

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source