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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 497: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, providing for corporate political contributions; and imposing penalties.

Passed one chamber 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 497 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on February 5, 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, providing for corporate political contributions; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic). It lists 22 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 18, 2026): Referred to State Government.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 22 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe WebsterPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Jessica BenhamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse36
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Heather BoydCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse163
Andre CarrollCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse201
Tina DavisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Jamie FlickCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
John InglisCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse38
Brian MunroeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse144
Ed NeilsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse174
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Abigail SalisburyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse34
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Greg ScottCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“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
  2. Third consideration and final passage
  3. Re-reported as committed
  4. Re-committed to Appropriations
  5. Second consideration
  6. Removed from table
  7. Laid on the table
  8. First consideration
  9. Reported as committed
  10. Referred to State Government

Sources

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