PA HB721 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 28)
Status: Engrossed on May 13 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-05-22 - Referred to Labor & Industry
Pending: Senate Labor & Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

Summary

An Act amending the act of October 13, 2010 (P.L.506, No.72), known as the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act, further providing for definitions, for improper classification of employees and for criminal penalties; providing for private right of action; further providing for administrative penalties, for retaliation for action prohibited, for availability of information, for use of penalty funds and for funding; and imposing penalties.

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Title

Further providing for definitions, for improper classification of employees and for criminal penalties; providing for private right of action; further providing for administrative penalties, for retaliation for action prohibited, for availability of information, for use of penalty funds and for funding; and imposing penalties.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2025-05-13 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed (Y: 26 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - House - House Floor: HB 721 PN 1330, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 113 N: 90 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - House - House Floor: HB 721 PN 1330, 2025 A363 (Y: 101 N: 102 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-04-09 - House - House Labor And Industry: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 14 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Labor And Industry: Adopt Amendment A00318 (Y: 14 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-09 - House - House Labor And Industry: Adopt Amendment A00298 (Y: 12 N: 14 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

DateChamberAction
2025-05-22SenateReferred to Labor & Industry
2025-05-13SenateIn the Senate
2025-05-13HouseThird consideration and final passage (113-90)
2025-05-13HouseRe-reported as committed
2025-05-12HouseRe-committed to Appropriations
2025-05-12HouseSecond consideration
2025-05-07HouseRemoved from table
2025-04-09HouseLaid on the table
2025-04-09HouseFirst consideration
2025-04-09HouseReported as amended
2025-02-25HouseReferred to Labor & Industry

Pennsylvania State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb721
Texthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0721/PN0742
Texthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB0721/PN1330
Amendmenthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A00363
Amendmenthttps://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2025/0/A00318
Supplementhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2025/0/HB0721P1330.pdf
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=26&rollcallid=295&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=26&rollcallid=299&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=26&rollcallid=300&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/house/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=227
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/house/roll-calls/summary?sessYr=2025&sessInd=0&rcNum=256
Roll Callhttps://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=62&rollcallid=547&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

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