HB 1169 — 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, providing for public meetings on proposed ballot questions.

PRINTER'S NO.   1306

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1169
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY WEBSTER, PROBST, SANCHEZ, KENYATTA, CERRATO,
        CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, MERSKI, STEELE, D. WILLIAMS AND K.HARRIS,
        APRIL 9, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 9, 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 the Secretary of the Commonwealth, providing
12      for public meetings on proposed ballot questions.
13      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14   hereby enacts as follows:
15      Section 1.    The act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known
16   as the Pennsylvania Election Code, is amended by adding a
17   section to read:
18      Section 201.2.    Public Meetings on Proposed Ballot
19   Questions.--Each member of the General Assembly shall conduct a
20   public meeting within the member's respective legislative
21   district for the purpose of receiving public comment on a
22   proposed constitutional amendment or other Statewide ballot
 1   question. The public meeting shall comply with the following:
 2      (1)   For a ballot question proposing a constitutional
 3   amendment, the public meeting shall be held within eight months
 4   after the publication of the notice required under Article XI of
 5   the Constitution of Pennsylvania following the first passage of
 6   the proposed constitutional amendment by the General Assembly.
 7      (2)   For any other Statewide ballot question, the public
 8   meeting shall be held after the preparation of the statement in
 9   plain English under section 201.1, but before the submission of
10   the Statewide ballot question to the electors of the
11   Commonwealth in referendum.
12      (3)   The public meeting shall be conducted in accordance with
13   65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).
14      Section 2.   This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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