2025-2026 Regular Session • Pennsylvania Legislature
HB308: Providing for workplace health and safety standards for public employees; providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of Labor and Industry; establishing the Pennsylvania Occupational Safety and Health Review Board; providing for workplace inspections; and imposing penalties.
Legislative Summary
An Act providing for workplace health and safety standards for public employees; providing for powers and duties of the Secretary of Labor and Industry; establishing the Pennsylvania Occupational Safety and Health Review Board; providing for workplace inspections; and imposing penalties.
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Bill History
1/23/2025
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Reported as committed
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
First consideration
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Laid on the table
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Removed from table
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Second consideration, with amendments
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Third consideration and final passage (111-92)
House of Representatives
Amendments
House Amendment A00287 (PN 0261)
House Amendment A00287 (PN 0261)
Not Adopted
House Amendment A00083 (PN 0261)
House Amendment A00083 (PN 0261)
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Floor: HB 308 PN 1303, FINAL PASSAGE
4/9/2025
111
Yea
92
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed
4/9/2025
23
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 308 PN 261, 2025 A287
4/8/2025
202
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 308 PN 261, 2025 A83
4/8/2025
100
Yea
103
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
House Labor And Industry: Adopt Amendment A00033
2/5/2025
12
Yea
14
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
House Labor And Industry: Report Bill As Committed
2/5/2025
14
Yea
12
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(4/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 37
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Patrick Harkins
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (37)
Thomas Mehaffie
Republican
Jose Giral
Democrat
Tarah Probst
Democrat
Mary Isaacson
Democrat
Carol Hill-Evans
Democrat
Christopher Pielli
Democrat
Robert Freeman
Democrat
Tarik Khan
Democrat
Jeanne McNeill
Democrat
Timothy Brennan
Democrat
Arvind Venkat
Democrat
Elizabeth Fiedler
Democrat
Kristine Howard
Democrat
Ed Neilson
Democrat
Melissa Cerrato
Democrat
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
Democrat
Ben Sanchez
Democrat
Daniel Miller
Democrat
Mary Jo Daley
Democrat
James Haddock
Democrat
Kyle Donahue
Democrat
Jessica Benham
Democrat
Stephen Samuelson
Democrat
Perry Warren
Democrat
Joseph Ciresi
Democrat
Jennifer O'Mara
Democrat
Daniel Deasy
Democrat
Morgan Cephas
Democrat
Scott Conklin
Democrat
Justin Fleming
Democrat
Keith Harris
Democrat
Carol Kazeem
Democrat
Tina Davis
Democrat
Joseph Webster
Democrat
Christopher Rabb
Democrat
David Madsen
Democrat
Abigail Salisbury
Democrat