2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 499

An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in voting by qualified absentee electors, further providing for applications for official absentee ballots, for date of application for absentee ballot, for envelopes for official absentee ballots and for voting by absentee electors and providing for secure ballot return receptacles; and, in voting by qualified mail-in electors, further providing for applications for official mail-in ballots, for date of application for mail-in ballot, for approval of application for mail-in ballot, for envelopes for official mail-in ballots and for voting by mail-in electors.

In committee Last action February 5, 2025: Referred to State Government

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 13

Prime sponsor

Joe Webster

Cosponsors (12)

Arvind Venkat, Benjamin Sanchez, Chris Pielli, G. Roni Green, Jose Giral, Lisa Borowski, Mandy Steele, Melissa Cerrato, Michael Schlossberg, Scott Conklin, Tarah Probst, Tarik Khan

Status

In committee as of February 5, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 1

Date	Chamber	Action
February 5, 2025	House	Referred to State Government

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.