Pennsylvania House Bill 178

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 12-7)
Status: Passed on June 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-30 - Act No. 30
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in administration of act, further providing for records of and reports by employers; in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation and for rate and amount of compensation; in determination of compensation, appeals, reviews and procedure, further providing for determination of compensation appeals and for decision of referee and further appeals and reviews; and, in shared-work program, further providing for participating employer responsibilities.

In administration of act, further providing for records of and reports by employers; in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation and for rate and amount of compensation; in determination of compensation, appeals, reviews and procedure, further providing for determination of compensation appeals and for decision of referee and further appeals and reviews; and, in shared-work program, further providing for participating employer responsibilities.

Rep. Robert James [R]	Rep. Martin Causer [R]	Rep. Joseph Ciresi [D]	Rep. Carol Hill-Evans [D]
Rep. Barry Jozwiak [R]	Rep. Robert Kauffman [R]	Rep. Lori Mizgorski [R]	Rep. Ed Neilson [D]
Rep. Clinton Owlett [R]	Rep. Nick Pisciottano [D]	Rep. Greg Rothman [R]	Rep. Francis Ryan [R]
Rep. Ben Sanchez [D]	Rep. Wendi Thomas [R]	Rep. Joseph Webster [D]	Rep. Jeff Wheeland [R]
Rep. Dan Williams [D]	Rep. David Zimmerman [R]	Rep. Mark Gillen [R]

2021-06-25 - House - House Rules: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-06-25 - House - House Floor: HB 178 PN 1370, CONCUR (Y: 201 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2021-06-24 - Senate - Senate Floor: HB 178 PN 1370, Final Passage (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-06-23 - Senate - Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (Y: 24 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-27 - Senate - Senate Labor And Industry: Reported as Amended (Y: 11 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 37 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-04 - House - House Floor: HB 178 PN 146, FP (Y: 202 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-01-27 - House - House Labor And Industry: Report Bill As Committed (Y: 25 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-30	House	Act No. 30
2021-06-30	House	Approved by the Governor
2021-06-28	House	Presented to the Governor
2021-06-25	House	Signed in Senate
2021-06-25	House	Signed in House
2021-06-25	House	House concurred in Senate amendments (201-0)
2021-06-25	House	Re-reported on concurrence, as committed
2021-06-24	House	Referred to RULES
2021-06-24	House	In the House
2021-06-24	Senate	Third consideration and final passage (50-0)
2021-06-23	Senate	Re-reported as committed
2021-04-28	Senate	Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
2021-04-28	Senate	Second consideration
2021-04-27	Senate	First consideration
2021-04-27	Senate	Reported as amended
2021-02-11	Senate	Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
2021-02-04	Senate	In the Senate
2021-02-04	House	Third consideration and final passage (202-0)
2021-02-04	House	Re-reported as committed
2021-02-03	House	Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
2021-02-03	House	Second consideration
2021-01-28	House	Removed from table
2021-01-27	House	Laid on the table
2021-01-27	House	First consideration
2021-01-27	House	Reported as committed
2021-01-15	House	Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=178
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0178&pn=0146
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0178&pn=1370
Supplement	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2021/0/HB0178P0146.pdf
Supplement	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/SFN/2021/0/HB0178P1370.pdf
Supplement	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2021/0/HB0178P1370.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2021&sInd=0&cteeCde=26&theDate=01/27/2021&RollCallId=40
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2021&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=28
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2021&sInd=0&cteeCde=4&theDate=02/04/2021&RollCallId=98
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummary.cfm?sYear=2021&sInd=0&chamber=S&cteeCde=13&theDate=04/27/2021&RollCallId=141
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummary.cfm?sYear=2021&sInd=0&chamber=S&cteeCde=3&theDate=06/23/2021&RollCallId=426
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2021&sess_ind=0&rc_body=S&rc_nbr=212
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2021&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=443
Roll Call	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2021&sInd=0&cteeCde=44&theDate=06/25/2021&RollCallId=783