l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 721

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.

In the Senate's Labor & Industry Committee since May 22, 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

27 co-sponsors

Jim Prokopiak, Benjamin V. Sanchez, ROBERT FREEMAN, Tarah Probst, Chris Pielli, Christopher M. Rabb, Tim Brennan, Jose Giral, Michael H. Schlossberg, Jim Haddock, ED NEILSON, Perry S. Warren, Pat Gallagher, Melissa Cerrato, Steven R. Malagari, Heather Boyd, Joe Ciresi, John C. Inglis III, Dan Goughnour, Tarik Khan, Joe Webster, Dave Madsen, TINA M. DAVIS, Keith S. Harris, Ben Waxman, Gina H. Curry, G. Roni Green

Its course

February 25 to May 22, 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 RepresentativesFeb 25 to May 1377 days

Labor & IndustryFeb 25 to Apr 943 days

AppropriationsMay 12 to May 131 day

In the SenateFrom May 13

Labor & IndustryFrom May 22

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading113–90

    Passed · May 13

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Apr 9

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 Feb 25 – May 13

  1. Feb 25Sent to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
  2. Apr 9LABOR AND INDUSTRY recommended it as amended
  3. May 12Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. May 13APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 113 to 90

In the Senate May 22

  1. May 22Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
All 13 actions, as published
  1. Feb 25Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Feb. 25, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Apr 9Reported as amended, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Apr 9First consideration, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Apr 9Laid on the table, April 9, 2025House of Representatives
  5. May 7Removed from table, May 7, 2025House of Representatives
  6. May 12Second consideration, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  7. May 12Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  8. May 12(Remarks see House Journal Page 590-593), May 12, 2025House of Representatives
  9. May 13Re-reported as committed, May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  10. May 13Third consideration and final passage, May 13, 2025 (113-90)House of Representatives
  11. May 13(Remarks see House Journal Page 669-670), May 13, 2025House of Representatives
  12. May 22In the SenateSenate
  13. May 22Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, May 22, 2025Senate