Pennsylvania HB 1488: An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in dates of elections and primaries and special elections, further providing for elections on proposed constitutional amendments.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 1742
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1488
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SANCHEZ, PIELLI, MERSKI, GUENST, VENKAT,
SCHLOSSBERG, GIRAL, PROBST, CERRATO, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, WARREN,
CIRESI, DAVIDSON AND GREEN, MAY 19, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 21, 2025
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 dates of elections and primaries and special
elections, further providing for elections on proposed
constitutional amendments.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 605 of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333,
No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended to
read:
Section 605. Elections on Proposed Constitutional
Amendments.--[Unless the General Assembly shall prescribe
otherwise] The General Assembly hereby prescribes that with
respect to any particular proposed amendment or amendments and
the manner and time of submitting to the qualified electors of
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the State any proposed amendment or amendments to the
Constitution for the purpose of ascertaining whether the same
shall be approved by a majority of those voting thereon, the
said amendment or amendments which have heretofore, or which may
hereafter be proposed, and which have not been submitted to the
qualified electors of the State, shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State for the purpose aforesaid, at
the first [municipal or] general election at which such
amendment or amendments may be legally submitted to the
electors, which election shall occur at least three months after
the date upon which such proposed amendment or amendments shall
have been agreed to for the second time by a majority of the
members elected to each house of the General Assembly, as
provided in Article [Eighteen] Eleven, section one of the
Constitution. Said election shall be conducted on said election
day in the manner prescribed by the provisions of this act. Such
proposed constitutional amendments shall be printed on the
ballots or ballot labels in brief form to be determined by the
Secretary of the Commonwealth with the approval of the Attorney
General.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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