Pennsylvania HB 2661: 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 qualifications of electors, further providing for qualifications of electors at primaries; in party organization, further providing for only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices; in nomination of candidates, further providing for candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries and providing for procedure for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots; and, 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.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3696
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2661
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY D'ORSIE, GLEIM, ANDERSON, BERNSTINE, M. MACKENZIE,
MARCELL, KAUFFMAN, WATRO, DIAMOND, T. JONES, RAPP, VEROBISH
AND ZIMMERMAN, JUNE 23, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JUNE 24, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, further
providing for residence and right to free school privileges;
and, in charter schools, further providing for enrollment and
notification.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1302(a) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
amended July 17, 2024 (P.L.810, No.67), is amended to read:
Section 1302. Residence and Right to Free School
Privileges.--(a) (1) A child shall be considered a resident of
the school district in which his parents or the guardian of his
person resides. Federal installations are considered a part of
the school district or districts in which they are situate and
the children residing on such installations shall be counted as
resident pupils of the school district.
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(2) The parent or guardian of a student enrolled in a school
district shall use the form developed under paragraph (3) to
submit continued proof of the student's residence to the
student's school district of residence by March 1 of each school
year. The following apply to the form and its submittal:
(i) The form of a newly enrolled student shall satisfy the
March 1 requirement for the current school year.
(ii) A student identified as homeless under 42 U.S.C. §
11302 (relating to general definition of homeless individual)
shall not be required to submit the information required under
the form.
(3) The department shall develop a school district residency
verification form, which may be electronic, for use under
paragraph (2). The form shall only include:
(i) The current school year.
(ii) The name, home address and mailing address of the
student.
(iii) Parent or guardian information, including:
(A) The name, home address, mailing address, telephone
number and email address of the student's parents or guardians,
as applicable.
(B) A field to indicate who the student primarily resides
with, including "Both Parents or Guardians," "Both Parents or
Guardians Alternately," "Parent or Guardian #1 Only (Primary
Parent or Guardian)," "Foster Parent," "Other Adult" and
"Unaccompanied Youth."
(iv) The student's school district of residence.
(v) Proof of residency, which shall be a document containing
the parent's or guardian's name and address, on any of the
following:
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(A) An active residential lease agreement, mortgage
statement or deed.
(B) A bank statement no more than three (3) months old or a
utility or Internet bill no more than three (3) months old.
(C) A tax bill or pay stub no more than three (3) months
old.
(D) An insurance document, hospital bill or doctor bill no
more than three (3) months old.
(E) A valid vehicle registration.
(F) A valid driver's license or Department of Transportation
identification card.
(G) A piece of mail sent by the Federal or State Government,
including benefits information, voter registration or tax
documents.
(H) A credit card bill no more than three (3) months old.
(I) Any other document determined acceptable by the school
district's chief administrator.
(vi) The signature of the parent or guardian attesting to
the accuracy of the information disclosed in the form and the
date that the verification form is submitted.
(vii) The signature of an authorized representative of the
school district attesting to the completion of the form and
verification of the proof of residency.
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Section 2. Section 1748-A of the act, amended July 11, 2024
(P.L.618, No.55) and November 12, 2025 (P.L.244, No.47), is
amended to read:
Section 1748-A. Enrollment and notification.
(a) Notice to school district.--
(1) (i) Within 10 business days of the enrollment of a
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student to a cyber charter school, the parent or guardian
and the cyber charter school shall notify the student's
school district of residence of the enrollment through
the use of the cyber charter school enrollment
notification form under subsection [(b)] (b.1).
(ii) A student identified as homeless under 42
U.S.C. § 11302 (relating to general definition of
homeless individual) shall not be required to submit the
home address information required in subsection (b.1).
(iii) The inability to produce the require