Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 801 — An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, providing for diseases with long latency periods between occupational exposure and manifestation of the disease and further providing for liability.

Last action — Referred to Labor & Industry

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends the Workers' Compensation Act to clarify definitions and extend the limitations for claims related to occupational diseases with long latency periods.

  • Section 301(c)

    the limitations with respect to a disease under this paragraph having to occur within three hundred weeks of the last date of exposure shall not apply to claims filed under subsection (h)(1). → Claims filed for a disease under subsection (c)(1) or (2) for which the time period between exposure to the hazard of disease in the workplace and manifestation of disease is greater than three hundred weeks must be filed within three years of the date on which a claimant is diagnosed with the disease.

    This change allows claims for certain diseases with long latency periods to be filed based on diagnosis timing rather than exposure timing.

  • Section 301(c)

    the limitation with respect to a disease under this paragraph having to occur within three hundred weeks of the last date of exposure shall not apply to claims filed under subsection (h)(1). → It shall be a claimant's burden to prove that the disease for which compensation is sought has a latency period of more than three hundred weeks.

    This specifies that claimants must demonstrate that their disease has a latency period longer than three hundred weeks to qualify.

  • Section 301(c)(2)

    not apply to claims filed under subsection (h)(1). → This limitation shall not apply to claims filed under subsection (h)(1).

    This maintains the exemption for claims filed under subsection (h)(1) from certain latency limitations.

  • Section 303

    This act provides the exclusive remedy for any injury or disease that may arise out of hazardous occupational exposure, whether the disease is compensable or not.

    This establishes the act as the sole means for claiming injuries or diseases related to hazardous occupational exposure.

  • Section 301(h)

    Claims filed under section 108(r).

    This creates new provisions regarding the filing of claims for occupational diseases under specific subsections.

  • Section 2

    the addition of sections 301(h) and 303(c) of the act shall apply to civil claims existing as of the effective date of this paragraph, if the plaintiff was barred from seeking compensation for an occupational disease by the time limit under section 301(c)(2), for which compensation has not been paid or awarded.

    This allows existing civil claims to benefit from new provisions concerning occupational diseases if previously barred by time limits.

  • Section 3

    The provisions of this act shall be applied retroactively to the date on which the last injurious exposure occurred.

    This retroactive application of the act allows claims related to past exposures to be compensated under new definitions and provisions.

Action History

  1. Referred to Labor & Industry

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 252 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (252)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 801?
SB 801 is sponsored by Daniel Laughlin (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 801?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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