Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 17 D cosponsors

HB 470 — An Act providing for meal breaks or rest periods for employees; and imposing penalties.

Last action — Referred to Labor & Industry

  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 February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (17 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Labor & Industry

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 236 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (236)

236 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 470?
HB 470 is sponsored by Kristine C. Howard (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Rick Krajewski (Democratic), and Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 470?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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