2025–2026 Regular Session · State Senate bill

SB 400

An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in qualifications of electors, further providing for qualifications of electors at primaries; in party organization, further providing for only enrolled electors to vote at primaries or hold party offices; in nomination of candidates, further providing for candidates to be nominated and party officers to be elected at primaries and providing for procedure for unenrolled electors to cast primary ballots; and, in preparation for and conduct of primaries and elections, further providing for manner of applying to vote, persons entitled to vote, voter's certificates, entries to be made in district register, numbered lists of voters and challenges.

In committee Last action April 30, 2025: Referred to State Government

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 14

Prime sponsor

Daniel Laughlin

Cosponsors (13)

Amanda Cappelletti, Camera Bartolotta, Carolyn Comitta, Devlin Robinson, Joe Picozzi, Judith Schwank, Lisa Boscola, Nick Miller, Rosemary Brown, Steven Santarsiero, Timothy Kearney, Tracy Pennycuick, Wayne Fontana

Status

In committee as of April 30, 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
April 30, 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.