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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 19: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions, for minimum wages and for exemptions; providing for gratuities; further providing for enforcement and rules and regulations, for penalties and for civil actions; repealing provisions relating to preemption; and providing for local option and for taxpayer savings and reinvestment.

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

SB 19 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on April 28, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions, for minimum wages and for exemptions; providing for gratuities; further providing for enforcement and rules and regulations, for penalties and for civil actions; repealing provisions relating to preemption; and providing for local option and for taxpayer savings and reinvestment. Primary sponsor: Tina Tartaglione (Democratic). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 28, 2025): Referred to Labor & Industry.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tina TartaglionePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate2
Amanda CappellettiCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Carolyn ComittaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Jay CostaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Art HaywoodCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate4
Vincent HughesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
John KaneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Tim KearneyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
James MaloneCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate36
Katie MuthCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate44
Steve SantarsieroCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Nikil SavalCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate1
Sharif StreetCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Lindsey WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38

“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