2025–2026 Regular Session · State Senate bill

SB 11

An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in the Secretary of the Commonwealth, further providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of the Commonwealth; in primary and election expenses, further providing for definitions, for organization of political committees, treasurer and assistant treasurer and records of candidate and committees, for registration and for reporting by candidate and political committees and other persons, providing for limitations on certain contributions, further providing for residual funds, for late filing fee and certificate of filing, for contributions or expenditures by national banks, corporations or unincorporated associations, for advertising and for reports by business entities and publication by Secretary of the Commonwealth and providing for independent expenditures and for independent expenditure evaluation; and providing for corporate political accountability.

In committee Last action August 25, 2025: Referred to State Government

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 13

Prime sponsor

Jay Costa

Cosponsors (12)

Amanda Cappelletti, Art Haywood, Carolyn Comitta, Christine Tartaglione, John Kane, Judith Schwank, Maria Collett, Nick Pisciottano, Nikil Saval, Steven Santarsiero, Timothy Kearney, Wayne Fontana

Status

In committee as of August 25, 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
August 25, 2025	Senate	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.