HB 276 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act providing for interagency cooperation regarding employee misclassification; and establishing the Employee Misclassification Working Group.

HB 276 creates a permanent Employee Misclassification Working Group to coordinate state agencies addressing worker classification issues. The bill requires departments like Labor and Revenue to collaborate on identifying and resolving cases where employers wrongly classify workers as independent contractors. This working group will develop strategies to protect workers' access to benefits like unemployment insurance and workers' compensation. The law directly affects state agencies managing labor enforcement and workers' rights, aiming to improve interagency efficiency in tackling misclassification.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Jun 18, 2025
Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2025

How they voted

10895
Passed
Total votes 203
Jun 11, 2025
D Democratic102
102 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican101
6 Yea 95 Nay
94% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Jun 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor & Industry
upper
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Jun 10, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs & Operations
lower
1 primary · 28 co-sponsors

Sponsors