HB 374 — 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 reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons and for late contributions and independent expenditures.

PRINTER'S NO.    330

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 374
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY SOLOMON, KENYATTA, VENKAT, KHAN, GUENST, FREEMAN,
        SAPPEY, SCHLOSSBERG, HANBIDGE, SANCHEZ, PROBST, HILL-EVANS,
        HADDOCK, FRANKEL, CIRESI, OTTEN, STEELE AND GREEN,
        JANUARY 28, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 28, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
 2      "An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
 3      special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
 4      primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
 5      and defining membership of county boards of elections;
 6      imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
 7      courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
 8      imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
 9      revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
10      repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
11      elections," in primary and election expenses, further
12      providing for reporting by candidate and political committees
13      and other persons and for late contributions and independent
14      expenditures.
15      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
16   hereby enacts as follows:
17      Section 1.    Sections 1626(g) and 1628 of the act of June 3,
18   1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election
19   Code, are amended to read:
20      Section 1626.    Reporting by Candidate and Political
21   Committees and other Persons.--
22      * * *
23      (g)   Every person, including an organization under 26 U.S.C.
 1   § 501(c) (relating to exemption from tax on corporations,
 2   certain trusts, etc.), other than a political committee or
 3   candidate, who makes independent expenditures or contributes to
 4   an organization that makes independent expenditures expressly
 5   advocating the election or defeat of a clearly identified
 6   candidate, or question appearing on the ballot, other than by
 7   contribution to a political committee or candidate, in [an
 8   aggregate amount in excess of one hundred dollars ($100)] any
 9   amount during a calendar year shall file with the appropriate
10   supervisor, on a form prepared by the Secretary of the
11   Commonwealth, a report which shall include the same information
12   required of a candidate or political committee receiving such a
13   contribution and, additionally, the name of the candidate or
14   question supported or opposed. Reports required by this
15   subsection shall be filed on dates on which reports by political
16   committees making expenditures are required to report under this
17   section.
18      * * *
19      Section 1628.   Late Contributions and Independent
20   Expenditures.--Any candidate or political committee, authorized
21   by a candidate and created solely for the purpose of influencing
22   an election on behalf of that candidate, which receives any
23   contribution or pledge of five hundred dollars ($500) or more,
24   and any person, including an organization under 26 U.S.C. §
25   501(c) (relating to exemption from tax on corporations, certain
26   trusts, etc.), making an independent expenditure or contribution
27   to an organization that makes independent expenditures, as
28   defined by this act, of [five hundred dollars ($500) or more]
29   any amount after the final pre-election report has been deemed
30   completed shall report such contribution, pledge or expenditure

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 1   to the appropriate supervisor. Such report shall be sent by the
 2   candidate, chairman or treasurer of the political committee
 3   within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt of the contribution. It
 4   shall be the duty of the supervisor to confirm the substance of
 5   such report. The report shall be made by telegram, mailgram,
 6   overnight mail or facsimile transmission. Any candidate in his
 7   own behalf, or chairman, treasurer or candidate in behalf of the
 8   political committee may also comply with this section by
 9   appearing personally before such supervisor and reporting such
10   late contributions or pledges.
11      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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