HB 258 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, further providing for method of elections and secrecy in voting.
Congress · introduced 2025-01-22
Latest action: — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 22, 2025
Sponsors
- Russ Diamond (R, PA-102) — sponsor · 2025-01-22
- Joe Hamm (R, PA-84) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Keith J. Greiner (R, PA-43) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Rob W. Kauffman (R, PA-89) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Steven C. Mentzer (R, PA-97) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Ryan Warner (R, PA-52) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Andrew Kuzma (R, PA-39) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Stephanie Borowicz (R, PA-76) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- David H. Zimmerman (R, PA-99) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Wendy Fink (R, PA-94) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Eric J. Weaknecht (R, PA-5) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
- Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, PA-51) — cosponsor · 2025-01-22
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Jan. 22, 2025
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Bill text
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PRIOR PASSAGE - NONE
PRINTER'S NO. 204
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 258
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY DIAMOND, HAMM, GREINER, KAUFFMAN, MENTZER, WARNER,
KUZMA, BOROWICZ AND ZIMMERMAN, JANUARY 22, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 22, 2025
A JOINT RESOLUTION
1 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth
2 of Pennsylvania, further providing for method of elections
3 and secrecy in voting.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby resolves as follows:
6 Section 1. The following amendment to the Constitution of
7 Pennsylvania is proposed in accordance with Article XI:
8 That section 4 of Article VII be amended to read:
9 § 4. Method of elections; secrecy in voting.
10 [All] Except as permitted by absentee ballot under section 14
11 of this article, all elections by the citizens shall be by
12 ballot [or by such other method as may be prescribed by law:]
13 cast in person by electors at their polling place, including
14 early in-person voting, as prescribed by law: Provided, That
15 secrecy in voting be preserved.
16 Section 2. The following procedure applies to the proposed
17 constitutional amendment in this joint resolution:
18 (1) Upon the first passage by the General Assembly of
1 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
2 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
3 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
4 of Pennsylvania.
5 (2) Upon the second passage by the General Assembly of
6 the amendment, the Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
7 proceed immediately to comply with the advertising
8 requirements of section 1 of Article XI of the Constitution
9 of Pennsylvania. The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall
10 submit the amendment to the qualified electors of this
11 Commonwealth at the first primary, general or municipal
12 election which meets the requirements of section 1 of Article
13 XI of the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House State Government Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russ Diamond (R, state_lower PA-102) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Andrew Kuzma (R, state_lower PA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Charity GRIMM Krupa (R, state_lower PA-51) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | David H. Zimmerman (R, state_lower PA-99) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Eric J. Weaknecht (R, state_lower PA-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Joe Hamm (R, state_lower PA-84) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Keith J. Greiner (R, state_lower PA-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Rob W. Kauffman (R, state_lower PA-89) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Ryan Warner (R, state_lower PA-52) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Stephanie Borowicz (R, state_lower PA-76) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Steven C. Mentzer (R, state_lower PA-97) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Wendy Fink (R, state_lower PA-94) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House State Government Committee · pa-leg