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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Bill HB 292 Establishes Fines and Community Service for Failing to Remove Campaign Signs From Public Property Within 10 Days of an Election
Last action · January 23, 2025: Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Jan. 23, 2025Sponsors: Ryan Bizzarro and 9 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Pennsylvania House Bill 292 makes it a for candidates or their representatives to leave campaign signs on public property later than 10 days after an election or past local ordinance deadlines. Violators face fines between $50 and $300 and mandatory community service picking up trash and signs. The measure takes effect in 60 days.
Political candidates and campaign workers face criminal penalties and mandatory manual labor if campaign materials are not cleared from public property within the statutory timeframe.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
candidates
Candidates must ensure campaign signs are removed from public property within 10 days of an election or face summary offense penalties, fines, and community service.
persons acting on behalf of a candidate
Campaign workers and representatives must abide by local signage ordinances and the 10-day post-election removal deadline when posting signs on public property.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Jan 23, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, Jan. 23, 2025
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