PA HB 118
in committeeAn Act amending the the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), known as the Child Labor Act, further providing for penalties.
Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower
Quick answers
Did PA HB 118 pass?
Not yet. PA HB 118 is in committee as of 2025-03-25 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-03-25): Referred to Labor & Industry
What is PA HB 118 about?
PA HB 118 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “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.”.
Who sponsors PA HB 118?
Regina G. Young is the primary sponsor of PA HB 118, joined by 29 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-03-25 — Referred to Labor & Industry
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Regina G. Youngprimary
- Benjamin Sanchezcosponsor
- Liz Hanbidgecosponsor
- Jose Giralcosponsor
- Jim Haddockcosponsor
- Darisha K. Parkercosponsor
- Patrick Harkinscosponsor
- Ed Neilsoncosponsor
- Kristine Howardcosponsor
- Carol Hill-Evanscosponsor
- Melissa Shustermancosponsor
- Malcolm Kenyattacosponsor
- Kyle Donahuecosponsor
- Dan Frankelcosponsor
- Jennifer O'Maracosponsor
- Melissa Cerratocosponsor
- G. Roni Greencosponsor
- Joe Webstercosponsor
- Chris Piellicosponsor
- Nancy Guenstcosponsor
- Dan Williamscosponsor
- Tina Daviscosponsor
- Lisa Borowskicosponsor
- Dave Madsencosponsor
- Heather Boydcosponsor
- Carol Kazeemcosponsor
- Justin Flemingcosponsor
- Sean Doughertycosponsor
- Tarik Khancosponsor
- Gina Currycosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-16
Referred to Labor & Industry
referral-committee
2025-02-05
Reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-02-05
First consideration
reading-1
2025-02-05
Laid on the table
2025-03-18
Removed from table
2025-03-19
Second consideration
reading-2
2025-03-19
Re-committed to Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-03-24
Re-reported as committed
committee-passage
2025-03-24
Third consideration and final passage
passage,reading-3
2025-03-25
Referred to Labor & Industry
referral-committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Committee vote (Labor & Industry): Adopt Amendment
2025-02-05 · fail · 12-14
Member-level votes (26)
- Seth Grove: yes
- Marc Anderson: yes
- Scott Barger: yes
- Aaron Bernstine: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Joseph D'Orsie: yes
- Torren Ecker: yes
- Wendy Fink: yes
- Barbara Gleim: yes
- Mike Jones: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- Jason Dawkins: no
- Tim Brennan: no
- Kyle Donahue: no
- Jose Giral: no
- G. Roni Green: no
- Jim Haddock: no
- Emily Kinkead: no
- Rick Krajewski: no
- Robert Merski: no
- Dan Miller: no
- Jennifer O'Mara: no
- Greg Scott: no
- Joshua Siegel: no
- Regina G. Young: no
Committee vote (Labor & Industry): Report Bill As Committed
2025-02-05 · pass · 15-11
Member-level votes (26)
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Jose Giral: yes
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Robert Merski: yes
- Dan Miller: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Greg Scott: yes
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Seth Grove: no
- Marc Anderson: no
- Scott Barger: no
- Aaron Bernstine: no
- Joseph D'Orsie: no
- Torren Ecker: no
- Wendy Fink: no
- Barbara Gleim: no
- Mike Jones: no
- Chad Reichard: no
- Leslie Rossi: no
A143
2025-03-19 · fail · 101-101
Member-level votes (202)
- Aerion Abney: no
- Marc Anderson: yes
- Mike Armanini: yes
- Jacob Banta: yes
- Scott Barger: yes
- Jamie Barton: yes
- Josh Bashline: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: no
- Jessica Benham: no
- Kerry Benninghoff: yes
- Aaron Bernstine: yes
- Ryan Bizzarro: no
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: yes
- Lisa Borowski: no
- Heather Boyd: no
- Matthew Bradford: no
- Tim Brennan: no
- Tim Briggs: no
- Amen Brown: no
- Marla Brown: yes
- Danilo Burgos: no
- Frank Burns: no
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: no
- Andre Carroll: no
- Martin Causer: yes
- Morgan Cephas: no
- Melissa Cerrato: no
- Joe Ciresi: no
- Scott Conklin: no
- Bud Cook: yes
- Jill Cooper: yes
- Gina Curry: no
- Bryan Cutler: yes
- Joseph D'Orsie: yes
- Mary Jo Daley: no
- Eric Davanzo: yes
- Nathan Davidson: no
- Tina Davis: no
- Jason Dawkins: no
- Gary Day: yes
- Daniel Deasy: no
- David Delloso: no
- Sheryl Delozier: yes
- Russ Diamond: yes
- Kyle Donahue: no
- Sean Dougherty: no
- Torren Ecker: yes
- Joe Emrick: yes
- Mindy Fee: yes
- Elizabeth Fiedler: no
- Wendy Fink: yes
- Justin Fleming: no
- Jamie Flick: yes
- Ann Flood: yes
- Dan Frankel: no
- Robert Freeman: no
- Paul Friel: no
- Jonathan Fritz: yes
- Pat Gallagher: no
- Valerie Gaydos: yes
- Mark Gillen: yes
- Jose Giral: no
- Barbara Gleim: yes
- G. Roni Green: no
- Keith Greiner: yes
- Seth Grove: yes
- Nancy Guenst: no
- Manuel Guzman: no
- Jim Haddock: no
- Joe Hamm: yes
- Liz Hanbidge: no
- Patrick Harkins: no
- Jordan Harris: no
- Keith Harris: no
- Doyle Heffley: yes
- Carol Hill-Evans: no
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: no
- Kristine Howard: no
- John Inglis Iii: no
- Rich Irvin: yes
- Marylouise Isaacson: no
- R. Lee James: yes
- Mike Jones: yes
- Tom Jones: yes
- Joshua Kail: yes
- Rob Kauffman: yes
- Carol Kazeem: no
- Malcolm Kenyatta: no
- Dallas Kephart: yes
- Joe Kerwin: yes
- Tarik Khan: no
- Emily Kinkead: no
- Kate Klunk: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: no
- Roman Kozak: yes
- Rick Krajewski: no
- Leanne Krueger: no
- Charity Krupa: yes
- Anita Kulik: no
- Thomas Kutz: yes
- Andrew Kuzma: yes
- Shelby Labs: yes
- John Lawrence: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: yes
- Milou Mackenzie: yes
- Maureen Madden: no
- Dave Madsen: no
- Abby Major: yes
- Zachary Mako: yes
- Steven Malagari: no
- David Maloney: yes
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Brandon Markosek: no
- Robert Matzie: no
- La'Tasha Mayes: no
- Joe Mcandrew: no
- Joanna Mcclinton: no
- Jeanne Mcneill: no
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: yes
- Robert Merski: no
- Carl Metzgar: yes
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brett Miller: yes
- Dan Miller: no
- Dan Moul: yes
- Kyle Mullins: no
- Brian Munroe: no
- Marci Mustello: yes
- Ed Neilson: no
- Eric Nelson: yes
- Napoleon J. Nelson: no
- Jennifer O'Mara: no
- Timothy J. O'Neal: yes
- Jeff Olsommer: yes
- Jason Ortitay: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: no
- Clint Owlett: yes
- Darisha K. Parker: no
- Eddie Pashinski: no
- Tina Pickett: yes
- Chris Pielli: no
- Lindsay Powell: no
- Tarah Probst: no
- Jim Prokopiak: no
- Brenda Pugh: yes
- Christopher Rabb: no
- Jack Rader: yes
- Kathy Rapp: yes
- Brian Rasel: yes
- Chad Reichard: yes
- Jim Rigby: yes
- Nikki Rivera: no
- Brad Roae: yes
- Leslie Rossi: yes
- David Rowe: yes
- Jacklyn Rusnock: no
- Alec Ryncavage: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: no
- Steve Samuelson: no
- Benjamin Sanchez: no
- Christina Sappey: no
- Donna Scheuren: yes
- John Schlegel: yes
- Michael Schlossberg: no
- Louis Schmitt: yes
- Peter Schweyer: no
- Stephenie Scialabba: yes
- Greg Scott: no
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: no
- Joshua Siegel: no
- Brian Smith: yes
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: no
- Jared Solomon: no
- Craig Staats: yes
- Perry A. Stambaugh: yes
- Mandy Steele: no
- Joanne Stehr: yes
- Michael Stender: yes
- James Struzzi: yes
- Paul Takac: no
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: yes
- Tim Twardzik: yes
- Arvind Venkat: no
- Greg Vitali: no
- Jamie Walsh: yes
- Ryan Warner: yes
- Perry Warren: no
- Dane Watro: yes
- Ben Waxman: no
- Eric Weaknecht: yes
- Joe Webster: no
- Parke Wentling: yes
- Martina White: yes
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: no
- Regina G. Young: no
- David Zimmerman: yes
Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed
2025-03-24 · pass · 22-15
Member-level votes (37)
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Gina Curry: yes
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Steven Malagari: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Joe Webster: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- James Struzzi: no
- Jamie Barton: no
- Marla Brown: no
- Eric Davanzo: no
- Torren Ecker: no
- Ann Flood: no
- Joshua Kail: no
- Charity Krupa: no
- Thomas Kutz: no
- Zachary Mako: no
- Kristin Marcell: no
- Marci Mustello: no
- Eric Nelson: no
- Jeff Olsommer: no
- Ryan Warner: no
FINAL PASSAGE
2025-03-24 · pass · 117-85
Member-level votes (202)
- Aerion Abney: yes
- Marc Anderson: no
- Mike Armanini: no
- Jacob Banta: no
- Scott Barger: no
- Jamie Barton: no
- Josh Bashline: no
- Anthony Bellmon: yes
- Jessica Benham: yes
- Kerry Benninghoff: no
- Aaron Bernstine: no
- Ryan Bizzarro: yes
- Timothy Bonner: yes
- Stephanie Borowicz: no
- Lisa Borowski: yes
- Heather Boyd: yes
- Matthew Bradford: yes
- Tim Brennan: yes
- Tim Briggs: yes
- Amen Brown: yes
- Marla Brown: no
- Danilo Burgos: yes
- Frank Burns: yes
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz: yes
- Andre Carroll: yes
- Martin Causer: no
- Morgan Cephas: yes
- Melissa Cerrato: yes
- Joe Ciresi: yes
- Scott Conklin: yes
- Bud Cook: no
- Jill Cooper: no
- Gina Curry: yes
- Bryan Cutler: no
- Joseph D'Orsie: no
- Mary Jo Daley: yes
- Eric Davanzo: no
- Nathan Davidson: yes
- Tina Davis: yes
- Jason Dawkins: yes
- Gary Day: no
- Daniel Deasy: yes
- David Delloso: yes
- Sheryl Delozier: no
- Russ Diamond: no
- Kyle Donahue: yes
- Sean Dougherty: yes
- Torren Ecker: no
- Joe Emrick: yes
- Mindy Fee: no
- Elizabeth Fiedler: yes
- Wendy Fink: no
- Justin Fleming: yes
- Jamie Flick: no
- Ann Flood: no
- Dan Frankel: yes
- Robert Freeman: yes
- Paul Friel: yes
- Jonathan Fritz: no
- Pat Gallagher: yes
- Valerie Gaydos: no
- Mark Gillen: yes
- Jose Giral: yes
- Barbara Gleim: no
- G. Roni Green: yes
- Keith Greiner: no
- Seth Grove: no
- Nancy Guenst: yes
- Manuel Guzman: yes
- Jim Haddock: yes
- Joe Hamm: no
- Liz Hanbidge: yes
- Patrick Harkins: yes
- Jordan Harris: yes
- Keith Harris: yes
- Doyle Heffley: no
- Carol Hill-Evans: yes
- Joe Hogan: yes
- Joseph Hohenstein: yes
- Kristine Howard: yes
- John Inglis Iii: yes
- Rich Irvin: no
- Marylouise Isaacson: yes
- R. Lee James: no
- Mike Jones: no
- Tom Jones: no
- Joshua Kail: no
- Rob Kauffman: no
- Carol Kazeem: yes
- Malcolm Kenyatta: yes
- Dallas Kephart: no
- Joe Kerwin: no
- Tarik Khan: yes
- Emily Kinkead: yes
- Kate Klunk: no
- Bridget Kosierowski: yes
- Roman Kozak: no
- Rick Krajewski: yes
- Leanne Krueger: yes
- Charity Krupa: no
- Anita Kulik: yes
- Thomas Kutz: no
- Andrew Kuzma: no
- Shelby Labs: yes
- John Lawrence: yes
- Robert Leadbeter: no
- Milou Mackenzie: no
- Maureen Madden: yes
- Dave Madsen: yes
- Abby Major: no
- Zachary Mako: no
- Steven Malagari: yes
- David Maloney: no
- Kristin Marcell: yes
- Brandon Markosek: yes
- Robert Matzie: yes
- La'Tasha Mayes: yes
- Joe Mcandrew: yes
- Joanna Mcclinton: yes
- Jeanne Mcneill: yes
- Thomas Mehaffie: yes
- Steven Mentzer: no
- Robert Merski: yes
- Carl Metzgar: no
- Natalie Mihalek: yes
- Brett Miller: yes
- Dan Miller: yes
- Dan Moul: no
- Kyle Mullins: yes
- Brian Munroe: yes
- Marci Mustello: no
- Ed Neilson: yes
- Eric Nelson: no
- Napoleon J. Nelson: yes
- Jennifer O'Mara: yes
- Timothy J. O'Neal: no
- Jeff Olsommer: no
- Jason Ortitay: yes
- Danielle Friel Otten: yes
- Clint Owlett: no
- Darisha K. Parker: yes
- Eddie Pashinski: yes
- Tina Pickett: no
- Chris Pielli: yes
- Lindsay Powell: yes
- Tarah Probst: yes
- Jim Prokopiak: yes
- Brenda Pugh: no
- Christopher Rabb: yes
- Jack Rader: no
- Kathy Rapp: no
- Brian Rasel: no
- Chad Reichard: no
- Jim Rigby: no
- Nikki Rivera: yes
- Brad Roae: no
- Leslie Rossi: no
- David Rowe: no
- Jacklyn Rusnock: yes
- Alec Ryncavage: no
- Abigail Salisbury: yes
- Steve Samuelson: yes
- Benjamin Sanchez: yes
- Christina Sappey: yes
- Donna Scheuren: yes
- John Schlegel: no
- Michael Schlossberg: yes
- Louis Schmitt: no
- Peter Schweyer: yes
- Stephenie Scialabba: no
- Greg Scott: yes
- Jeremy Shaffer: yes
- Melissa Shusterman: yes
- Joshua Siegel: yes
- Brian Smith: no
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El: yes
- Jared Solomon: yes
- Craig Staats: no
- Perry A. Stambaugh: no
- Mandy Steele: yes
- Joanne Stehr: no
- Michael Stender: no
- James Struzzi: no
- Paul Takac: yes
- Kathleen Tomlinson: yes
- Jesse Topper: no
- Tim Twardzik: no
- Arvind Venkat: yes
- Greg Vitali: yes
- Jamie Walsh: no
- Ryan Warner: no
- Perry Warren: yes
- Dane Watro: no
- Ben Waxman: yes
- Eric Weaknecht: no
- Joe Webster: yes
- Parke Wentling: no
- Martina White: yes
- Craig Williams: yes
- Dan Williams: yes
- Regina G. Young: yes
- David Zimmerman: no
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