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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1053: 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."

Passed one chamber 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

SB 1053 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on October 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: 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.". Primary sponsor: Scott Hutchinson (Republican). It lists 11 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2026): Laid on the table.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott HutchinsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Michele BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Rosemary BrownCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate40
Lynda CulverCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
Frank FarryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Tim KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Joe PicozziCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Judy SchwankCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate11
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Tina TartaglioneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Elder VogelCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Judy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30

“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. Laid on the table
  2. First consideration
  3. Re-reported as amended
  4. Referred to Labor & Industry
  5. Third consideration and final passage
  6. Re-reported as committed
  7. Re-referred to Appropriations
  8. Second consideration
  9. First consideration
  10. Reported as committed
  11. Referred to Labor & Industry

Sources

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