Pennsylvania 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 9 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 140 — An Act providing for family and medical leave for eligible employees.

Last action — Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill SB 140 removed a section that required the state Department of Labor and Industry to ensure there was enough funding before enforcing the bill. This means the bill is now set to take effect in 60 days without the need for a funding requirement to kick in first. This change matters because it allows the new regulations to be implemented more quickly, ensuring that the intended protections or benefits can start taking effect sooner without potential delays caused by funding issues.

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287 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
726 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
140 2019 INTRODUCED BY KILLION, DINNIMAN, BREWSTER, COSTA, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, HUGHES, LEACH, SANTARSIERO, SCHWANK AND YUDICHAK, FEBRUARY 19, 2019 REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 19, 2019 AN ACT Providing for family and medical leave for eligible employees.
140 2019 INTRODUCED BY KILLION, DINNIMAN, BREWSTER, COSTA, FONTANA, HAYWOOD, HUGHES, LEACH, SANTARSIERO, SCHWANK, YUDICHAK, K.
WARD, KEARNEY AND TARTAGLIONE, FEBRUARY 19, 2019 SENATOR BARTOLOTTA, LABOR AND INDUSTRY, AS AMENDED, MAY 7, 2019 AN ACT Providing for family and medical leave for eligible employees.
(3) Leave taken by an eligible employee under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall reduce an employee's 20190SB0140PN0726 - 2 - leave entitlement in any applicable 12-month period under this section, provided that leave taken by an employee in accordance with this section shall not reduce the employee's leave entitlement under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
(3) Leave taken by an eligible employee under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 shall reduce an employee's 20190SB0140PN0287 - 2 - leave entitlement in any applicable 12-month period under this section, provided that leave taken by an employee in accordance with this section shall not reduce the employee's leave entitlement under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
(2) Provide the medical certification form referenced in 20190SB0140PN0726 - 3 - section 3(e) on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.
(2) Provide the medical certification form referenced in 20190SB0140PN0287 - 3 - section 3(e) on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.
SECTION 6.
Section 6.
FUNDING.
<-- THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO ENFORCE THIS ACT UNTIL ADEQUATE FUNDING IS APPROPRIATED.
THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY SHALL DETERMINE IF ADEQUATE FUNDING IS APPROPRIATED.
UPON THE APPROPRIATION OF ADEQUATE FUNDING, THE SECRETARY OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY SHALL TRANSMIT NOTICE TO THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU FOR PUBLICATION IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN.
Section 6 7.
<-- This act shall take effect in 60 days.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
20190SB0140PN0726 - 4 -
20190SB0140PN0287 - 4 -
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)

  2. First consideration

  3. PN 0726 Reported as amended

  4. PN 0287 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 238 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Killion

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (238)

238 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Amended

Passed 10 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 2000
Unaffiliated 5000
Democratic 3000
Total 10000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
DISANTO — Yea
FOLMER — Yea
IOVINO — Yea
MENSCH — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Lindsey M. Williams Democratic Yea
Timothy P. Kearney Democratic Yea
Camera Bartolotta Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea

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Subjects

labor health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 140?
SB 140 is sponsored by Anthony H. Williams (Democratic), Kim L. Ward (Republican), Steven J. Santarsiero (Democratic), Jay Costa (Democratic), Killion, Dinniman, Brewster, Wayne D. Fontana (Democratic), Art Haywood (Democratic), Vincent J. Hughes (Democratic), Leach, Judith L. Schwank (Democratic), Yudichak, Timothy P. Kearney (Democratic), and Christine M. Tartaglione (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 140?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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