Pennsylvania HB 2328: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in primary and election expenses, further providing for definitions and providing for candidate remuneration.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3103
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2328
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY INGLIS, MARCH 27, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 30, 2026
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
and defining membership of county boards of elections;
imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
elections," in primary and election expenses, further
providing for definitions and providing for candidate
remuneration.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1621(d) of the act of June 3, 1937
(P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is
amended by adding a clause and the section is amended by adding
a subsection to read:
Section 1621. Definitions.--As used in this article, the
following words have the following meanings:
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(d) The word "expenditure" shall mean:
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(5) Remuneration paid from the candidate's authorized
political committee under section 1634.2.
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(i.1) The word "remuneration" shall mean direct payments
made to a candidate unless the payments are otherwise permitted
by law, such as candidate expense reimbursements and candidate
loan repayments.
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Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 1634.2. Candidate Remuneration.--
(a) A candidate for an office specified under this section
may make an expenditure from the candidate's authorized
political committee to pay remuneration to the candidate, to
which the following shall apply:
(1) A candidate running for any of the following offices in
the Commonwealth may receive remuneration under this section:
(i) Governor.
(ii) Lieutenant Governor.
(iii) Attorney General.
(iv) Auditor General.
(v) State Treasurer.
(vi) Senator in the General Assembly.
(vii) Representative in the General Assembly.
(viii) Justice of the Supreme Court.
(ix) Judge of the Superior Court.
(x) Judge of the Commonwealth Court.
(2) The candidate may only receive remuneration if the
candidate has filed a nomination:
(i) petition;
(ii) paper; or
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(iii) certificate for the office.
(3) The candidate's total remuneration from the authorized
political committee may not exceed fifty (50) per cent of the
base salary of a member of the House of Representatives of the
Commonwealth in the year the candidate is running for office.
(4) (i) Except as provided under subclause (iii), the
candidate may only receive remuneration on a daily basis of an
amount equal to the maximum total remuneration specified in
clause (3) and divided by the number of days between the day
after nomination petitions are due and 20 days after the day of
the November election.
(ii) Prior to the first day on which nomination petitions
can be circulated or filed, the Department of State shall each
year post on its publicly accessible Internet website the
maximum:
(A) annual remuneration for a candidate under clause (3);
and
(B) daily rate under subclause (i) for that year's election
cycle.
(iii) For past days in the ongoing election cycle for which
the candidate qualified for, but did not receive, remuneration
under this section, the candidate may receive up to the maximum
daily rate.
(5) The candidate may:
(i) not receive advanced remuneration for future days not
yet served as a candidate; and
(ii) only receive remuneration equal to the maximum daily
rate under clause (4) multiplied by the number of days the
candidate is authorized to receive remuneration under clause
(2).
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(6) (i) The candidate may receive remuneration from the
candidate's authorized political committee for up to twenty (20)
days after the date in which the candidate wins a:
(A) general election;
(B) municipal election; or
(C) special election.
(ii) A candidate withdrawing the candidate's candidacy may
not collect remuneration subject to this section if the
candidate withdraws under:
(A) section 633;
(B) section 914; or
(C) section 978.
(iii) A candidate who has not formally withdrawn under
subclause (ii) may collect remuneration for up to twenty (20)
days after losing a:
(A) general election;
(B) primary election;
(C) municipal election; or
(D) special election.
(b) A public official or public officer of the Commonwealth
may not receive remuneration under this section.
(c) The Department of State ma