Labor & Industry 2025-2026

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The Senate Labor and Industry Committee met on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 to consider the following legislation:

SB 743 (Dush) – Requires L&I to use additional data when making UC reports.

Passed 7-4 on party line vote.

HB 274 (Dawkins) – Provides UC for Victims of Domestic Violence.

Senator Robinson offered amendment A02020 which made multiple changes to the UC law. The amendment passed 7-4 on a party line vote.

HB 274 as amended passed the committee 10-1 (Laughlin).

The Senate Labor and Industry Committee met on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 to consider the following legislation:

Senate Bill 69 (Langerholc) – Creates a recovery to work grant program for employers.

The bill passed on a party line vote of 7-4.

SB 293 (Hughes and KPH) – Directs DLI and DCED to develop a comprehensive report on the impact of artificial intelligence on the Commonwealth’s workforce.

• A01087 – Senator Kane will offer a technical amendment.

The amendment passed unanimously.

The bill passed as amended 10-1 (Laughlin).

SB 867 (Tartaglione, Robinson, and Kane) – Requires the PA Accessibility Advisory Board to periodically review, hold public hearings, and adopt new versions of the Accessibility Code.

The bill passed unanimously.

The Senate Labor and Industry Committee met on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 to consider the following legislation:

HB 274 (Dawkins) – Provides expedited review of UC claims for victims of domestic violence who resign from their jobs due to safety reasons.

The bill passed unanimously.

The Senate Labor and Industry Committee met on Monday, June 9, 2025 to consider the following legislation:

Both bills passed unanimously.

SB 72 (Kane, Tartaglione, L. Williams, and Robinson) – Makes numerous improvements to the Constructions Worker Misclassification Act (Act 72 of 2010). Several of the improvements were unanimously recommended by the Worker Misclassification Task Force, Office of Attorney General, Department of Labor and Industry and other stakeholders.

SB 581 (Miller and Baker) – This bill allows employers to pay employees exclusively through electronic means such as direct deposit or payroll debit card. Any employee may request to be paid by a paper check and a employer must comply with the request.

The Senate Labor and Industry Committee met on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 to consider the following legislation:

SB 115 (Argall) – The bill requires HHS to offer a skills competency exam as an alternative to a high school diploma or GED for individuals seeking employment as direct care staff in a personal care home or assisted living residence.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

SB 256 (Fontana) – Establishes the Carbon Monoxide Alarm Standards in Child Care Facilities Act providing for the requirement of carbon monoxide detectors in childcare facilities if the facility uses a fossil-fuel burning heater or appliance or has an attached garage.

• The bill was reported out unanimously.

SB 411 (Vogel) – The bill amends the Stroke System of Care Act by providing the Department of Health (DOH) the ability to create and utilize a stroke registry.

• A00260 (Brooks) –  Updates the effective compliance date for stroke care facilities in subsection (b). Adopted unanimously.

• The bill was reported out unanimously as amended.

The Senate Labor and Industry Committee met on Monday, January 27, 2025 to consider the following legislation:

SB 153 (Brooks) – This bill is a reintroduction of SB 1109 from last session, which passed the Senate 31-19.  The bill revokes unemployment compensation for folks that skip interviews or take other actions to discourage their own hire. This bill passed on a party line vote of 7-4 with Senate Democrats opposing the bill.

SB 176 (Robinson and Kane) – This bill provides for self-affirmation and expedited approval of unemployment compensation claims for Victims of Domestic Violence. Stakeholder concerns were raised over the weekend on a provision of the bill. The bill went over in committee today to allow for additional stakeholder discussions. The bill will likely be voted at a future L&I meeting.

SB 154 (Boscola)  Amends Title 66 (Utilities) to reestablish Chapter 14 (utility service establishment, termination, and reconnection).

• Reported unanimously (14:0)

A00019 (Stefano) to SB 184 – Amends the Medical Practice Act, providing for extended duration for the license exemption from 30 days to 45 days, with ability for Board to grant extensions, for international physicians traveling with a sports team.

• The Committee approved the amendment, unanimously (14:0)

SB 184 (Picozzi)  Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1985 to provide for visiting team physicians from other countries.

• Reported as amended unanimously (14:0)