HB 183 is sponsored by Tim Brennan (Democratic), Patrick J. Harkins (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), MaryLouise Isaacson (Democratic), Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), Robert F. Matzie (Democratic), Jason Dawkins (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), and Keith S. Harris (Democratic).

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Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: Passed House 28 D cosponsors

HB 183 — An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in liability and compensation, further providing for schedule of compensation.

Last action April 09, 2025 — Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, April 9, 2025

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In Committee
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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To Executive
6
Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 16, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

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Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Passed House

Current position in the legislative process.
28 sponsors

1 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (28 D).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

Expanding Workers' Compensation for Permanent Disfigurement

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

21 added · 25 removed

21 line(s) added, 25 removed.

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~~PRIOR~~ PRINTER'S NO.

PRINTER'S NO.

130 ~~PRINTER'S~~ ~~NO.~~

130 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL Session of No.

~~506~~ ~~THE~~ ~~GENERAL~~ ~~ASSEMBLY~~ OF ~~PENNSYLVANIA~~ ~~HOUSE~~ ~~BILL~~ ~~Session~~ of ~~No.~~

183 2025 INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, BRENNAN, HARKINS, WAXMAN, PIELLI, ISAACSON, McNEILL, GIRAL, FREEMAN, SANCHEZ, KHAN, OTTEN, MALAGARI, KENYATTA, DONAHUE, NEILSON, HILL-EVANS, HOWARD, CIRESI, HOHENSTEIN, SCHLOSSBERG, DALEY AND GREEN, JANUARY 16, 2025 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 16, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled "An act defining the liability of an employer to pay damages for establishing an elective schedule of compensation;

183 2025 INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, BRENNAN, HARKINS, WAXMAN, PIELLI, ISAACSON, McNEILL, GIRAL, FREEMAN, SANCHEZ, KHAN, OTTEN, MALAGARI, KENYATTA, DONAHUE, NEILSON, HILL-EVANS, HOWARD, CIRESI, HOHENSTEIN, SCHLOSSBERG, DALEY, GREEN, CEPEDA- FREYTIZ, CERRATO AND MAYES, JANUARY 16, 2025 AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 5, 2025 AN ACT Amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), entitled "An injuries received by an employe in the course of employment;

~~establishing an elective schedule of compensation;~~

The amendment of section 306(c)(22) of the act shall apply to injuries sustained on or after the effective date ~~<--~~ of this section.

The amendment of section 306(c)(22) of the act shall apply to injuries sustained on or after the effective date of this section.

~~PERMANENTLY DISFIGURING INJURIES FOR WHICH <-- PERMANENT DISFIGUREMENT IS REACHED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, REGARDLESS OF WHEN THE ORIGINAL INJURY OCCURRED.~~

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Action History

April 09, 2025
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, April 9, 2025
April 09, 2025
In the Senate
April 07, 2025
Third consideration and final passage, April 7, 2025 (118-85)
April 07, 2025
Re-reported as committed, April 7, 2025
March 25, 2025
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, March 25, 2025
March 25, 2025
Second consideration, March 25, 2025
March 24, 2025
Removed from table, March 24, 2025
February 05, 2025
Laid on the table, Feb. 5, 2025
February 05, 2025
First consideration, Feb. 5, 2025
February 05, 2025
Reported as amended, Feb. 5, 2025
January 16, 2025
Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 16, 2025

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 225 not signed on · 81 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Jason Dawkins Democratic

Not signed on (225)

225 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

FINAL PASSAGE

April 07, 2025

Passed 118 Yea · 85 Nay

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	100	0	0	0
Republican	16	81	0	0
Unaffiliated	2	4	0	0
Total	118	85	0	0
% of votes cast	58%	42%	0%	0%

How each member voted (203)

Member	Party	Vote
Rep. Torren Ecker	—	Nay
Rep. Seth Grove	—	Nay
Rep. Dan Miller	—	Yea
Rep. Louis Schmitt	—	Nay
Rep. Stephenie Scialabba	—	Nay
Rep. Joshua Siegel	—	Yea
Abigail Salisbury	Democratic	Yea
Aerion Abney	Democratic	Yea
Amen Brown	Democratic	Yea
Andre D. Carroll	Democratic	Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik	Democratic	Yea
Anthony A. Bellmon	Democratic	Yea
Arvind Venkat	Democratic	Yea
Ben Waxman	Democratic	Yea
Benjamin V. Sanchez	Democratic	Yea
Brandon J. Markosek	Democratic	Yea
Brian Munroe	Democratic	Yea
Bridget M. Kosierowski	Democratic	Yea
Carol Hill-Evans	Democratic	Yea
Carol Kazeem	Democratic	Yea
Chris Pielli	Democratic	Yea
Christina D. Sappey	Democratic	Yea
Christopher M. Rabb	Democratic	Yea
Dan Frankel	Democratic	Yea
Dan Goughnour	Democratic	Yea
Dan K. Williams	Democratic	Yea
Daniel J. Deasy	Democratic	Yea
Danielle Friel Otten	Democratic	Yea
Danilo Burgos	Democratic	Yea
Darisha K. Parker	Democratic	Yea
Dave Madsen	Democratic	Yea
David M. Delloso	Democratic	Yea
Ed Neilson	Democratic	Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski	Democratic	Yea
Elizabeth Fiedler	Democratic	Yea
Emily Kinkead	Democratic	Yea
Frank Burns	Democratic	Yea
G. Roni Green	Democratic	Yea
Gina H. Curry	Democratic	Yea
Greg Scott	Democratic	Yea
Greg Vitali	Democratic	Yea
Heather Boyd	Democratic	Yea
Ismail Smith-Wade-El	Democratic	Yea
Jacklyn Rusnock	Democratic	Yea
Jared G. Solomon	Democratic	Yea
Jason Dawkins	Democratic	Yea
Jeanne McNeill	Democratic	Yea
Jennifer O'Mara	Democratic	Yea
Jessica Benham	Democratic	Yea
Jim Haddock	Democratic	Yea
Jim Prokopiak	Democratic	Yea
Joanna E. McClinton	Democratic	Yea
Joe Ciresi	Democratic	Yea
Joe McAndrew	Democratic	Yea
Joe Webster	Democratic	Yea
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz	Democratic	Yea
John C. Inglis III	Democratic	Yea
Jordan A. Harris	Democratic	Yea
Jose Giral	Democratic	Yea
Joseph C. Hohenstein	Democratic	Yea
Justin C. Fleming	Democratic	Yea
Keith S. Harris	Democratic	Yea
Kristine C. Howard	Democratic	Yea
Kyle Donahue	Democratic	Yea
Kyle J. Mullins	Democratic	Yea
La'Tasha D. Mayes	Democratic	Yea
Leanne Krueger	Democratic	Yea
Lindsay Powell	Democratic	Yea
Lisa A. Borowski	Democratic	Yea
Liz Hanbidge	Democratic	Yea
Malcolm Kenyatta	Democratic	Yea
Mandy Steele	Democratic	Yea
Manuel Guzman	Democratic	Yea
Mary Jo Daley	Democratic	Yea
MaryLouise Isaacson	Democratic	Yea
Matthew D. Bradford	Democratic	Yea
Maureen E. Madden	Democratic	Yea
Melissa Cerrato	Democratic	Yea
Melissa L. Shusterman	Democratic	Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg	Democratic	Yea
Morgan Cephas	Democratic	Yea
Nancy Guenst	Democratic	Yea
Napoleon J. Nelson	Democratic	Yea
Nathan Davidson	Democratic	Yea
Nikki Rivera	Democratic	Yea
Pat Gallagher	Democratic	Yea
Patrick J. Harkins	Democratic	Yea
Paul Friel	Democratic	Yea
Paul Takac	Democratic	Yea
Perry S. Warren	Democratic	Yea
Peter Schweyer	Democratic	Yea
Regina G. Young	Democratic	Yea
Rick Krajewski	Democratic	Yea
Robert E. Merski	Democratic	Yea
Robert F. Matzie	Democratic	Yea
Robert Freeman	Democratic	Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro	Democratic	Yea
Scott Conklin	Democratic	Yea
Sean Dougherty	Democratic	Yea
Steve Samuelson	Democratic	Yea
Steven R. Malagari	Democratic	Yea
Tarah Probst	Democratic	Yea
Tarik Khan	Democratic	Yea
Tim Brennan	Democratic	Yea
Tim Briggs	Democratic	Yea
Tina M. Davis	Democratic	Yea
Aaron Bernstine	Republican	Nay
Abby Major	Republican	Yea
Alec J. Ryncavage	Republican	Yea
Andrew Kuzma	Republican	Yea
Ann Flood	Republican	Nay
Barbara Gleim	Republican	Nay
Brad Roae	Republican	Nay
Brenda M. Pugh	Republican	Yea
Brett R. Miller	Republican	Nay
Brian C. Rasel	Republican	Nay
Brian Smith	Republican	Nay
Bryan Cutler	Republican	Nay
Bud Cook	Republican	Nay
Carl Walker Metzgar	Republican	Nay
Chad G. Reichard	Republican	Nay
Charity Grimm Krupa	Republican	Nay
Clint Owlett	Republican	Nay
Craig T. Staats	Republican	Nay
Craig Williams	Republican	Nay
Dallas Kephart	Republican	Nay
Dan Moul	Republican	Nay
Dane Watro	Republican	Yea
David H. Rowe	Republican	Nay
David H. Zimmerman	Republican	Nay
David M. Maloney	Republican	Nay
Donna Scheuren	Republican	Nay
Doyle Heffley	Republican	Nay
Eric Davanzo	Republican	Nay
Eric J. Weaknecht	Republican	Nay
Eric R. Nelson	Republican	Nay
Gary W. Day	Republican	Nay
Jack Rader	Republican	Nay
Jacob D. Banta	Republican	Nay
James B. Struzzi	Republican	Nay
Jamie Barton	Republican	Nay
Jamie L. Flick	Republican	Yea
Jamie Walsh	Republican	Nay
Jason Ortitay	Republican	Nay
Jeff Olsommer	Republican	Nay
Jeremy Shaffer	Republican	Nay
Jesse Topper	Republican	Nay
Jill N. Cooper	Republican	Nay
Jim Rigby	Republican	Nay
Joanne Stehr	Republican	Nay
Joe Emrick	Republican	Yea
Joe Hamm	Republican	Nay
Joe Hogan	Republican	Yea
Joe Kerwin	Republican	Nay
John A. Lawrence	Republican	Nay
John A. Schlegel	Republican	Nay
Jonathan Fritz	Republican	Yea
Joseph D'Orsie	Republican	Nay
Josh Bashline	Republican	Nay
Joshua D. Kail	Republican	Nay
Kate A. Klunk	Republican	Nay
Kathleen C. Tomlinson	Republican	Yea
Kathy L. Rapp	Republican	Nay
Keith J. Greiner	Republican	Nay
Kerry A. Benninghoff	Republican	Nay
Kristin Marcell	Republican	Yea
Leslie Rossi	Republican	Nay
Marc S. Anderson	Republican	Nay
Marci Mustello	Republican	Nay
Mark M. Gillen	Republican	Nay
Marla Brown	Republican	Nay
Martin T. Causer	Republican	Nay
Martina A. White	Republican	Yea
Michael Stender	Republican	Nay
Mike Armanini	Republican	Nay
Mike Jones	Republican	Nay
Milou Mackenzie	Republican	Nay
Mindy Fee	Republican	Nay
Natalie Mihalek	Republican	Yea
Parke Wentling	Republican	Nay
Perry A. Stambaugh	Republican	Nay
R. Lee James	Republican	Nay
Rich Irvin	Republican	Nay
Rob W. Kauffman	Republican	Nay
Robert Leadbeter	Republican	Nay
Roman Kozak	Republican	Nay
Russ Diamond	Republican	Nay
Ryan Warner	Republican	Nay
Scott Barger	Republican	Nay
Shelby Labs	Republican	Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier	Republican	Yea
Stephanie Borowicz	Republican	Nay
Steven C. Mentzer	Republican	Nay
Thomas H. Kutz	Republican	Nay
Thomas L. Mehaffie	Republican	Yea
Tim Twardzik	Republican	Nay
Timothy J. O'Neal	Republican	Nay
Timothy R. Bonner	Republican	Nay
Tina Pickett	Republican	Nay
Tom Jones	Republican	Nay
Valerie S. Gaydos	Republican	Nay
Wendy Fink	Republican	Nay
Zachary Mako	Republican	Nay

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 183 do?: Expanding Workers' Compensation for Permanent Disfigurement
Who sponsors HB 183?: HB 183 is sponsored by Tim Brennan (Democratic), Patrick J. Harkins (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), MaryLouise Isaacson (Democratic), Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), Ed Neilson (Democratic), Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Joe Ciresi (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), Robert F. Matzie (Democratic), Jason Dawkins (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), and Keith S. Harris (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 183?: This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 16, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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At a glance

Identifier: HB 183
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Session: 2025_0 Regular Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 16, 2025
Status: Passed House
Prime sponsor: Jason Dawkins

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