Became law as Act 31 of 2022, signed July 7, 2022, 492 days after it was filed.
2021–2022 Regular Session
House Bill 723
An Act amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), known as the Workforce Development Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for declaration of policy, for definitions and for lobbying; in board, further providing for establishment, for membership, for conflicts of interest, for plan, functions and responsibilities and for State performance management system and providing for performance accountability system; in local workforce investment areas and boards, further providing for establishment, for membership, for conflicts of interest, for plan, functions and responsibilities and for local performance measures; in critical job training grants, further providing for purpose, for definitions, for program operation and for grants; in workforce leadership grants, further providing for innovative programs; in industry partnerships, further providing for definitions, for industry clusters, for grant program operation, for interdepartmental cooperation and for industry and labor market research and providing for dissemination of industry and labor market research to educational institutions; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for construction; and making editorial changes.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
March 2, 2021 to July 7, 2022, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action34 actions on 17 days
In the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to May 564 days
Labor & IndustryMar 2 to Apr 2049 days
AppropriationsMay 4 to May 51 day
In the SenateMay 5 to Jun 22413 days
Labor & IndustryMay 6 to Sep 28145 days
AppropriationsOct 18 to Dec 1356 days
Back in the House of RepresentativesJun 22 to Jun 275 days
Waiting to be sentJun 27 to Jun 292 days
With the GovernorJun 29 to Jul 78 days
Votes
Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.
House of Representatives, third reading201–0
Passed · May 5
Senate, third reading49–0
Passed · Jun 22, 2022
House of Representatives, concurrence200–0
Agreed to the other chamber's changes · Jun 27, 2022
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Apr 20
Senate committee amendmentAdopted
Adopted Sep 28
Senate floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted May 24, 2022
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Mar 2 – May 5
- Mar 2Sent to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
- Apr 20LABOR AND INDUSTRY recommended it as amended
- May 4Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- May 5APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- Passed the House of Representatives, 201 to 0
In the Senate May 6 – Jun 22, 2022
- May 6Arrived in the Senate
- Sent to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
- Sep 28LABOR AND INDUSTRY recommended it as amended
- Oct 18Read a second time
- Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
- Dec 13APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
- May 24, 2022Amended on the floor
- Jun 22, 2022Passed the Senate, 49 to 0
Back in the House of Representatives Jun 27, 2022
- Jun 27, 2022Returned to the House of Representatives
- Sent to RULES
- The House of Representatives agreed to the other chamber's changes, 200 to 0
- Signed in the House of Representatives
To the Governor Jun 28, 2022 – Jul 7, 2022
- Jun 28, 2022Signed in the Senate
- Jun 29, 2022Sent to the Governor
- Jul 7, 2022Signed by the Governor
- Became Act 31 of 2022
All 34 actions, as published
- Mar 2Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, March 2, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 20Reported as amended, April 20, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 20First consideration, April 20, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- Apr 20Laid on the table, April 20, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 3Removed from table, May 3, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 4Second consideration, May 4, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 4Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 4, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 5Re-reported as committed, May 5, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 5Third consideration and final passage, May 5, 2021 (201-0) [House]House of Representatives
- May 5(Remarks see House Journal Page 615-616), May 5, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
- May 6In the Senate [Senate]Senate
- May 6Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, May 6, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Sep 28Reported as amended, Sept. 28, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Sep 28First consideration, Sept. 28, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 18Second consideration, Oct. 18, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Oct 18Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 18, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Dec 13Re-reported as committed, Dec. 13, 2021 [Senate]Senate
- Feb 9, 2022Laid on the table, Feb. 9, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Feb 9, 2022Removed from table, Feb. 9, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- May 24, 2022Amended on third consideration, May 24, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- May 24, 2022(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 377-378), May 24, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- May 25, 2022Laid on the table, May 25, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- May 25, 2022Removed from table, May 25, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 22, 2022Third consideration and final passage, June 22, 2022 (49-0) [Senate]Senate
- Jun 27, 2022In the House [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 27, 2022Referred to RULES, June 27, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 27, 2022Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, June 27, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 27, 2022House concurred in Senate amendments, June 27, 2022 (200-0) [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 27, 2022(Remarks see House Journal Page 742-743), June 27, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 27, 2022Signed in House, June 27, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
- Jun 28, 2022Signed in Senate, June 28, 2022 [Senate]Senate
- Jun 29, 2022Presented to the Governor, June 29, 2022Governor
- Jul 7, 2022Approved by the Governor, July 7, 2022Governor
- Jul 7, 2022Act No. 31 of 2022, July 7, 2022Governor