PRINTER'S NO. 1403
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
11
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, A. WILLIAMS, BREWSTER, FARNESE,
SANTARSIERO, SCHWANK, HAYWOOD, FONTANA, TARTAGLIONE, KEARNEY,
L. WILLIAMS, BOSCOLA, BLAKE, COLLETT, HUGHES AND DINNIMAN,
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 20, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), entitled
"An act concerning elections, including general, municipal,
special and primary elections, the nomination of candidates,
primary and election expenses and election contests; creating
and defining membership of county boards of elections;
imposing duties upon the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
courts, county boards of elections, county commissioners;
imposing penalties for violation of the act, and codifying,
revising and consolidating the laws relating thereto; and
repealing certain acts and parts of acts relating to
elections," in 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, for registration and for reporting, providing for
limitations on contributions, further providing for late
filing fees and certificates of filing, for contributions or
expenditures by national banks, corporations or
unincorporated associations, for advertising and for reports
by business entities and publication and providing for
independent expenditures and for independent expenditure
evaluation; and providing for corporate political
accountability.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The General Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) The Commonwealth has a compelling governmental
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