Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee 18 D cosponsors

HB 421 — An Act protecting workers from training repayment agreement provisions; conferring powers and imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing penalties.

Last action — Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 30, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (18 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Protect Workers from Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs)

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Jan. 30, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 234 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (234)

234 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 421 do?
Protect Workers from Training Repayment Agreement Provisions (TRAPs)
Who sponsors HB 421?
HB 421 is sponsored by Tarik Khan (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Jim Haddock (Democratic), Brian Munroe (Democratic), Lindsay Powell (Democratic), Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), Arvind Venkat (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), Darisha K. Parker (Democratic), Perry S. Warren (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Dan Frankel (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), and Joshua Siegel.
What is the current status of HB 421?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB 421?
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