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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1243: An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for trigger determination and for trigger rate redeterminations; in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation, for ineligibility for compensation and for rate and amount of compensation; in determination of compensation, appeals, reviews and procedure, further providing for determination of compensation appeals; in Unemployment Compensation Amnesty Program, further providing for definitions; and, in amnesty program, further providing for definitions.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1243 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on April 17, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for trigger determination and for trigger rate redeterminations; in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation, for ineligibility for compensation and for rate and amount of compensation; in determination of compensation, appeals, reviews and procedure, further providing for determination of compensation appeals; in Unemployment Compensation Amnesty Program, further providing for definitions; and, in amnesty program, further providing for definitions. Primary sponsor: Liz Hanbidge (Democratic). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 17, 2025): Referred to Labor & Industry.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 11

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Liz HanbidgePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse61
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Maureen MaddenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse115
Joe McAndrewCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse32
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Labor & Industry

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source