Bill Commons

PA SB 1053

introduced

An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in additional coverages, further providing for the definition of "employe."

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

Follow this bill’s action updates (Atom)

Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.

Quick answers

Did PA SB 1053 pass?

Not yet. PA SB 1053 has been introduced but has not advanced to a vote. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): Laid on the table

What is PA SB 1053 about?

PA SB 1053 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (209th General Assembly) titled “An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in additional coverages, further providing for the definition of "employe."”.

Who sponsors PA SB 1053?

Scott Hutchinson is the primary sponsor of PA SB 1053, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced
—
Latest action
2026-04-28 — Laid on the table
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Sponsors

  • Scott Hutchinsonprimary
  • Timothy Kearneycosponsor
  • Christine Tartaglionecosponsor
  • Joe Picozzicosponsor
  • Judy Wardcosponsor
  • Rosemary Browncosponsor
  • Patrick Stefanocosponsor
  • Elder Vogelcosponsor
  • Judith Schwankcosponsor
  • Lynda Schlegel Culvercosponsor
  • Michele Brookscosponsor
  • Frank Farrycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-28

    Laid on the table

  2. 2026-04-28

    First consideration

    reading-1

  3. 2026-04-28

    Re-reported as amended

    amendment-passage,committee-passage

  4. 2026-03-24

    Referred to Labor & Industry

    referral-committee

  5. 2026-03-24

    Third consideration and final passage

    passage,reading-3

  6. 2026-03-23

    Re-reported as committed

    committee-passage

  7. 2026-03-23

    Re-referred to Appropriations

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-03-23

    Second consideration

    reading-2

  9. 2026-03-18

    First consideration

    reading-1

  10. 2026-03-18

    Reported as committed

    committee-passage

  11. 2025-10-15

    Referred to Labor & Industry

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Committee vote (Labor & Industry): Reported as Committed

    2026-03-18 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Nick Pisciottano: yes
    • Lisa Baker: yes
    • Camera Bartolotta: yes
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Marty Flynn: yes
    • John Kane: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • Christine Tartaglione: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes

  • Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed

    2026-03-23 · pass · 22-0

    Member-level votes (22)
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: yes
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Art Haywood: yes
    • Vincent Hughes: yes
    • Timothy Kearney: yes
    • Patty Kim: yes
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Judith Schwank: yes
    • Sharif Street: yes
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Jay Costa: yes
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Scott Martin: yes

  • FINAL PASSAGE

    2026-03-24 · pass · 49-0

    Member-level votes (50)
    • David Argall: yes
    • Lisa Baker: yes
    • Camera Bartolotta: yes
    • Lisa Boscola: yes
    • Michele Brooks: yes
    • Rosemary Brown: yes
    • Amanda Cappelletti: yes
    • Jarrett Coleman: yes
    • Maria Collett: yes
    • Carolyn Comitta: yes
    • Jay Costa: yes
    • Lynda Schlegel Culver: yes
    • Cris Dush: yes
    • Frank Farry: yes
    • Marty Flynn: yes
    • Wayne Fontana: yes
    • Chris Gebhard: yes
    • Art Haywood: yes
    • Vincent Hughes: yes
    • Scott Hutchinson: yes
    • John Kane: yes
    • Timothy Kearney: yes
    • Dawn Keefer: yes
    • Patty Kim: yes
    • Wayne Langerholc: yes
    • Daniel Laughlin: yes
    • James Malone: yes
    • Scott Martin: yes
    • Doug Mastriano: yes
    • Nick Miller: yes
    • Katie Muth: yes
    • Tracy Pennycuick: yes
    • Kristin Phillips-Hill: yes
    • Joe Picozzi: yes
    • Nick Pisciottano: yes
    • Joe Pittman: yes
    • Devlin Robinson: yes
    • Greg Rothman: yes
    • Steven Santarsiero: yes
    • Nikil Saval: yes
    • Judith Schwank: yes
    • Patrick Stefano: yes
    • Sharif Street: yes
    • Christine Tartaglione: yes
    • Elder Vogel: yes
    • Judy Ward: other
    • Kim Ward: yes
    • Anthony Williams: yes
    • Lindsey Williams: yes
    • Gene Yaw: yes

  • Committee vote (Labor & Industry): Report Bill As Amended

    2026-04-28 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Jason Dawkins: yes
    • Tim Brennan: yes
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Jose Giral: yes
    • Dan Goughnour: yes
    • G. Roni Green: yes
    • Jim Haddock: yes
    • John Inglis Iii: yes
    • Emily Kinkead: yes
    • Rick Krajewski: yes
    • Robert Merski: yes
    • Jennifer O'Mara: yes
    • Greg Scott: yes
    • Regina G. Young: yes
    • R. Lee James: yes
    • Marc Anderson: yes
    • Scott Barger: yes
    • Aaron Bernstine: yes
    • Jill Cooper: yes
    • Joseph D'Orsie: yes
    • Wendy Fink: yes
    • Barbara Gleim: yes
    • Mike Jones: yes
    • Brian Rasel: yes
    • Chad Reichard: yes
    • Leslie Rossi: yes

  • Committee vote (Labor & Industry): Adopt Amendment

    2026-04-28 · pass · 26-0

    Member-level votes (26)
    • Jason Dawkins: yes
    • Tim Brennan: yes
    • Kyle Donahue: yes
    • Jose Giral: yes
    • Dan Goughnour: yes
    • G. Roni Green: yes
    • Jim Haddock: yes
    • John Inglis Iii: yes
    • Emily Kinkead: yes
    • Rick Krajewski: yes
    • Robert Merski: yes
    • Jennifer O'Mara: yes
    • Greg Scott: yes
    • Regina G. Young: yes
    • R. Lee James: yes
    • Marc Anderson: yes
    • Scott Barger: yes
    • Aaron Bernstine: yes
    • Jill Cooper: yes
    • Joseph D'Orsie: yes
    • Wendy Fink: yes
    • Barbara Gleim: yes
    • Mike Jones: yes
    • Brian Rasel: yes
    • Chad Reichard: yes
    • Leslie Rossi: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.palegis.us/senate/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=13&rollcallid=678&sessYr=2025&sessInd=0

Attribution

Data from openstates_api_sync, retrieved 2026-09-04T05:19:58.255791Z

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:

Bulk imports for this sessionSession dates and activity

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=SB 1053. 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.