Pennsylvania House Bill 499

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-05 - Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
Pending: House State Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots, for date of application for absentee ballot, for envelopes for official absentee ballots and for voting by absentee electors and providing for secure ballot return receptacles; and, 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 voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots, for date of application for absentee ballot, for envelopes for official absentee ballots and for voting by absentee electors and providing for secure ballot return receptacles; and, 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.

Rep. Joseph Webster [D]	Rep. Jose Giral [D]	Rep. Christopher Pielli [D]	Rep. Arvind Venkat [D]
Rep. Tarah Probst [D]	Rep. Ben Sanchez [D]	Rep. Tarik Khan [D]	Rep. Michael Schlossberg [D]
Rep. Lisa Borowski [D]	Rep. Mandy Steele [D]	Rep. Melissa Cerrato [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-05	House	Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2025&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=499
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0499&pn=0488