A state Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously voted to move Pennsylvania’s 2024 presidential primary election earlier to March 19, but the panel’s word may not be the last on the subject.

The State Government Committee approved a measure sponsored by Sen. Dave Argall, R-Schuylkill, to move the primary to the third Tuesday of March. That’s two weeks after a large number of states will hold primaries on the first Tuesday of the month, dubbed Super Tuesday.

As the nation’s most populous battleground state, Pennsylvania already receives a disproportionate amount of attention in the general election. But its late April primary date often makes the Keystone State an afterthought in presidential primaries, as the eventual frontrunners have all but wrapped up their nominations by then.

An earlier date would make Pennsylvania a player in both the primary and general elections. “There seems to be a genuine bipartisan desire to give Pennsylvania voters more of a say in a presidential primary,” Mr. Argall said.