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2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 118

An Act amending the the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), known as the Child Labor Act, further providing for penalties.

In the Senate's Labor & Industry Committee since March 25, 2025.

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

29 co-sponsors

Benjamin V. Sanchez, Liz Hanbidge, Jose Giral, Jim Haddock, Darisha K. Parker, PATRICK J. HARKINS, ED NEILSON, Kristine C. Howard, Carol Hill-Evans, Melissa L. Shusterman, Malcolm Kenyatta, Kyle Donahue, DAN FRANKEL, Jennifer O'Mara, Melissa Cerrato, G. Roni Green, Joe Webster, Chris Pielli, Nancy Guenst, Dan K. Williams, TINA M. DAVIS, Lisa A. Borowski, Dave Madsen, Heather Boyd, Carol Kazeem, Justin C. Fleming, Sean Dougherty, Tarik Khan, Gina H. Curry

Its course

January 16 to March 25, 2025, 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 action13 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 16 to Mar 2467 days

Labor & IndustryJan 16 to Feb 520 days

AppropriationsMar 19 to Mar 245 days

In the SenateFrom Mar 24

Labor & IndustryFrom Mar 25

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading117–85

    Passed · Mar 24

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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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 Jan 16 – Mar 24

  1. Jan 16Sent to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
  2. Feb 5LABOR AND INDUSTRY recommended it
  3. Mar 19Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Mar 24APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 117 to 85

In the Senate Mar 25

  1. Mar 25Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 16, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Reported as committed, Feb. 5, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Feb 5First consideration, Feb. 5, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Feb 5Laid on the table, Feb. 5, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Mar 18Removed from table, March 18, 2025House of Representatives
  6. Mar 19Second consideration, March 19, 2025House of Representatives
  7. Mar 19Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 19, 2025House of Representatives
  8. Mar 19(Remarks see House Journal Page 234-236), March 19, 2025House of Representatives
  9. Mar 24Re-reported as committed, March 24, 2025House of Representatives
  10. Mar 24Third consideration and final passage, March 24, 2025 (117-85)House of Representatives
  11. Mar 24(Remarks see House Journal Page 263-267), March 24, 2025House of Representatives
  12. Mar 25In the SenateSenate
  13. Mar 25Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, March 25, 2025Senate