In the near future, I will be reintroducing a bill to require that all candidates for office and political action committees (PACs) in Pennsylvania utilize the Department of State’s online filing system to electronically file campaign finance reports. In the previous session this was companion legislation to SB139 sponsored by Senator Mastriano.

Paper filing of campaign finance reports is outdated, costly, and inefficient.

Many candidates and political actions committees already file their reports electronically. Requiring electronic filing would not only improve government transparency and accountability, but it would also reduce existing costs to the Commonwealth.

We have the resources and technology to give our citizens the transparent government they deserve while saving taxpayers' money.

A majority of states already require electronic filing. Pennsylvania must not be left behind in the era of increased public transparency online.

In addition, this bill expands the ways that a candidate or political committee that terminates its financial activity can disburse its residual funds remaining in such an account.

Please join me in cosponsoring this measure to give our citizens the transparency they deserve while saving taxpayer money.

Previous cosponsors of HB 815 - HILL-EVANS, N. NELSON, RABB, D. WILLIAMS, MADDEN, SCHLOSSBERG, SANCHEZ, KENYATTA, DELLOSO, CERRATO, CIRESI, HOWARD, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, KINSEY, KINKEAD AND FLEMING

Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 1405 (Apr 17, 2025): P.L.1333, No.320
Printer's No. 1405: P.L.1333, No.320