---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, providing for public funding of elections; in county boards of elections, further providing for powers and duties of county boards; establishing the Election Integrity Grant Program; and, in penalties, providing for violation of public funding of elections."
description: "An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, providing for public funding of elections; in county boards of elections, further providing for powers and duties of county boards; establishing the Election Integrity Grant Program; and, in penalties, providing for violation of public funding of elections."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 982"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 982 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 28
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2021-12-10T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f09634dc-f942-4bc9-b664-fa3d7b7c39a4"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=982"
source_hash: "456da550b8ce04864c70d1ea0d673f852f4219573d4a036cb80368695cfafeb6"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania SB 982 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, in preliminary provisions, providing for public funding of elections; in county boards of elections, further providing for powers and duties of county boards; establishing the Election Integrity Grant Program; and, in penalties, providing for violation of public funding of elections.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 1264** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0982&pn=1264)
2. **Printer's No. 1855** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0982&pn=1855)
3. **Printer's No. 1856** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0982&pn=1856)

## Votes

- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **16–8** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **110–90** (pass) · lower
- SB 982 PN 1264, 2021 A4013, Final Passage — **37–12** (pass) · upper
- SB 982 PN 1856, Concurrence in House Amendments as Amended — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Amended — **14–3** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Adopt Amendment A05420 — **14–3** (pass) · upper
- SB 982 PN 1855, PROCEED WITH BILL, BENNINGHOFF — **185–15** (pass) · lower
- SB 982 PN 1264, 2021 A4013, Motion to Table STREET Amendment No. A-4013 — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (STATE GOVERNMENT): Reported as Committed — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- SB 982 PN 1856, CONCUR — **103–96** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baker — primary (person)
- Aument — cosponsor (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Dush — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Laughlin — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-12-10T05:00:00+00:00** PN 1264 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-11T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-04-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-06-07T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-06-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1855 Amended in House Committee on APPROPRIATIONS
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1856 Re-reported on concurrence, as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments, as amended by the Senate `amendment-passage`
- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments to House amendments
- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 88 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f09634dc-f942-4bc9-b664-fa3d7b7c39a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).