2025–2026 Regular Session · State Senate bill

SB 1276

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 affidavits of candidates; in nomination of candidates, further providing for affidavits of candidates, for statement of candidates for delegates to national conventions, for Secretary of the Commonwealth to furnish county boards with list of candidates and candidates to be notified, for nominations by political bodies, for examination of nomination petitions, certificates and papers and return of rejected nomination petitions, certificates and papers and for affidavits of candidates; and, in penalties, further providing for false affidavits of candidates and for false signatures and statements in nomination petitions and papers.

In committee Last action April 14, 2026: Referred to State Government

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 7

Prime sponsor

Joe Picozzi

Cosponsors (6)

Amanda Cappelletti, Christine Tartaglione, Dawn Keefer, John Kane, Nikil Saval, Sharif Street

Status

In committee as of April 14, 2026. 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
April 14, 2026	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.