Bill Commons

PA HB 718

in committee

An Act amending the act of July 14, 1961 (P.L.637, No.329), known as the Wage Payment and Collection Law, further providing for definitions; providing for duty of department to report and for investigations; further providing for civil remedies and penalties, for liquidated damages and for criminal penalties; providing for employer liability; and establishing the Wage Enforcement Fund.

Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) · lower

Quick answers

Did PA HB 718 pass?

Not yet. PA HB 718 is in committee as of 2025-02-24 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-02-24): Referred to Labor & Industry

What is PA HB 718 about?

PA HB 718 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending the act of July 14, 1961 (P.L.637, No.329), known as the Wage Payment and Collection Law, further providing for definitions; providing for duty of department to report and for investigations; further providing for civil remedies and penalties, for liquidated damages and for criminal penalties; providing for employer liability; and establishing the Wage Enforcement Fund.”.

Who sponsors PA HB 718?

Emily Kinkead is the primary sponsor of PA HB 718, joined by 27 cosponsors.

Introduced
Latest action
2025-02-24 — Referred to Labor & Industry
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Emily Kinkeadprimary
  • Dan Millercosponsor
  • Benjamin Sanchezcosponsor
  • Ben Waxmancosponsor
  • Carol Hill-Evanscosponsor
  • Marylouise Isaacsoncosponsor
  • Elizabeth Fiedlercosponsor
  • Tarah Probstcosponsor
  • Chris Piellicosponsor
  • Jeanne Mcneillcosponsor
  • Michael Schlossbergcosponsor
  • Tarik Khancosponsor
  • Melissa Cerratocosponsor
  • Christopher Rabbcosponsor
  • Jim Haddockcosponsor
  • Ed Neilsoncosponsor
  • Kristine Howardcosponsor
  • Jose Giralcosponsor
  • Danielle Friel Ottencosponsor
  • Dan Williamscosponsor
  • La'Tasha Mayescosponsor
  • Joseph Hohensteincosponsor
  • Daniel Deasycosponsor
  • G. Roni Greencosponsor
  • Robert Freemancosponsor
  • Mandy Steelecosponsor
  • Malcolm Kenyattacosponsor
  • Keith Harriscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-24

    Referred to Labor & Industry

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:31:13.705233Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=PA&identifier=HB 718. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.