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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Resolution

HR 56: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the current utilization of poll workers, polling places, voting compartments and voting machines to determine the best course of action in order to minimize the time investment required to vote and ensure that the average time required to vote does not promote inequities based on geography, economic status, race, gender or other relevant factors.

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

HR 56 is a resolution introduced in the Pennsylvania House on February 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A Resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the current utilization of poll workers, polling places, voting compartments and voting machines to determine the best course of action in order to minimize the time investment required to vote and ensure that the average time required to vote does not promote inequities based on geography, economic status, race, gender or other relevant factors. Primary sponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71).

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 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joe WebsterPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse150
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“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. Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71)
  2. Reported as committed
  3. Referred to State Government

Sources

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