An Act amending the act of December 17, 1959 (P.L.1913, No.694), known as the Equal Pay Law, further provid...
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SB 241 — An Act amending the act of December 17, 1959 (P.L.1913, No.694), known as the Equal Pay Law, further providing for wage rates; and providing for preemption.
Last action — Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
52 added · 56 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to SB 241 clarifies the provisions regarding wage rates under Pennsylvania's Equal Pay Law. The updated section reinforces the principle that employers cannot pay employees of one sex less than employees of the opposite sex for equal work while removing unnecessary language about "preemption." This change is important as it strengthens protections against gender-based wage discrimination and ensures that any current wage differentials cannot be resolved by lowering anyone's pay.
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
281 PRINTER'STHE NO.GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL Session of No.
297241 THE2017 GENERALINTRODUCED ASSEMBLYBY OFMcGARRIGLE, PENNSYLVANIAKILLION, SENATECORMAN, BILLSCARNATI, SessionLAUGHLIN, TOMLINSON, BROWNE, BARTOLOTTA AND RESCHENTHALER, JANUARY 31, 2017 REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JANUARY 31, 2017 AN ACT Amending the act of No.December 17, 1959 (P.L.1913, No.694), entitled "An act prohibiting discrimination in rate of pay because of sex;
241 2017 INTRODUCED BY McGARRIGLE, KILLION, CORMAN, SCARNATI, LAUGHLIN, TOMLINSON, BROWNE, BARTOLOTTA AND RESCHENTHALER, JANUARY 31, 2017 AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, IN SENATE, FEBRUARY 7, 2017 AN ACT Amending the act of December 17, 1959 (P.L.1913, No.694), entitled "An act prohibiting discrimination in rate of pay because of sex;
and prescribing penalties," PREEMPTION.vidingfurther providing for wage rates;rates.
AND PROVIDING FOR <-- The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
20170SB0241PN0297 - 2 - (e) No employer or labor organization may be required to 20170SB0241PN0281 - 2 - disclose employe wages except as expressly provided by this section.
SECTIONSection 2.
THE ACT IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SECTION TO READ:
<-- SECTION 9.1.
PREEMPTION.--THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT SHALL PREEMPT AND SUPERSEDE ANY LOCAL ORDINANCE OR RULE CONCERNING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACT.
Section 2 3.
<--20170SB0241PN0281 20170SB0241PN0297 - 3 -
Action History
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Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
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Third consideration and final passage
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PN 0297 Amended on third consideration
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Second consideration
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First consideration
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Reported as committed
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PN 0281 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Sponsors
- Camera Bartolotta · Cosponsor
- Tomlinson · Cosponsor
- Mcgarrigle · Primary
- Browne · Cosponsor
- Corman · Cosponsor
- Killion · Cosponsor
- Daniel Laughlin · Cosponsor
- Reschenthaler · Cosponsor
- Scarnati · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 244 not signed on · 18 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Mcgarrigle
Co-sponsors (8)
- Camera Bartolotta Republican Voted No
- Tomlinson
- Browne
- Corman
- Killion
- Daniel Laughlin Republican Voted No
- Reschenthaler
- Scarnati
Not signed on (244)
244 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 244 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 36 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 28% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BLAKE | — | Nay |
| BREWSTER | — | Nay |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| DINNIMAN | — | Nay |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| EICHELBERGER | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Nay |
| FOLMER | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| GREENLEAF | — | Yea |
| KILLION | — | Yea |
| LEACH | — | Nay |
| MCGARRIGLE | — | Yea |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| RAFFERTY | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Nay |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| VULAKOVICH | — | Yea |
| WAGNER | — | Yea |
| WARD | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Nay |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Nay |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Nay |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Nay |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Nay |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Nay |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Nay |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Nay |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 30% | 68% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Nay |
| AUMENT | — | Nay |
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Nay |
| CORMAN | — | Nay |
| DINNIMAN | — | Yea |
| DISANTO | — | Nay |
| EICHELBERGER | — | Nay |
| FARNESE | — | Yea |
| FOLMER | — | Nay |
| GORDNER | — | Nay |
| GREENLEAF | — | Nay |
| KILLION | — | Nay |
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| MCGARRIGLE | — | Nay |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Nay |
| MENSCH | — | Nay |
| RAFFERTY | — | Nay |
| REGAN | — | Nay |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Nay |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Nay |
| SCAVELLO | — | Nay |
| VULAKOVICH | — | Nay |
| WAGNER | — | Nay |
| WARD | — | Nay |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Nay |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Nay |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Nay |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Nay |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Nay |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Nay |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Nay |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Nay |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 35 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 28% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Yea |
| AUMENT | — | Yea |
| BLAKE | — | Nay |
| BREWSTER | — | Nay |
| BROWNE | — | Yea |
| CORMAN | — | Yea |
| DINNIMAN | — | Nay |
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| EICHELBERGER | — | Yea |
| FARNESE | — | Nay |
| FOLMER | — | Yea |
| GORDNER | — | Yea |
| GREENLEAF | — | Yea |
| KILLION | — | Yea |
| LEACH | — | Nay |
| MCGARRIGLE | — | Yea |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Yea |
| MENSCH | — | Yea |
| RAFFERTY | — | Yea |
| REGAN | — | Yea |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Nay |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| SCAVELLO | — | Yea |
| VULAKOVICH | — | Yea |
| WAGNER | — | Yea |
| WARD | — | Yea |
| WILLIAMS | — | Nay |
| YUDICHAK | — | Nay |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Nay |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Nay |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Nay |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Nay |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Nay |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Nay |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Yea |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Yea |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Yea |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Yea |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Yea |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Yea |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 34 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 30% | 68% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ALLOWAY | — | Nay |
| AUMENT | — | Nay |
| BLAKE | — | Yea |
| BREWSTER | — | Yea |
| BROWNE | — | Nay |
| CORMAN | — | Nay |
| DINNIMAN | — | Yea |
| DISANTO | — | Nay |
| EICHELBERGER | — | Nay |
| FARNESE | — | Yea |
| FOLMER | — | Nay |
| GORDNER | — | Nay |
| GREENLEAF | — | Nay |
| KILLION | — | Nay |
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| MCGARRIGLE | — | Nay |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Nay |
| MENSCH | — | Nay |
| RAFFERTY | — | Nay |
| REGAN | — | Nay |
| RESCHENTHALER | — | Nay |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Nay |
| SCAVELLO | — | Nay |
| VULAKOVICH | — | Nay |
| WAGNER | — | Nay |
| WARD | — | Nay |
| WILLIAMS | — | Yea |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| Art Haywood | Democratic | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Jay Costa | Democratic | Yea |
| Judith L. Schwank | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa M. Boscola | Democratic | Yea |
| Sharif Street | Democratic | Yea |
| Vincent J. Hughes | Democratic | Yea |
| Wayne D. Fontana | Democratic | Yea |
| Camera Bartolotta | Republican | Nay |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Nay |
| David G. Argall | Republican | Nay |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Nay |
| Gene Yaw | Republican | Nay |
| Kathleen C. Tomlinson | Republican | Nay |
| Lisa Baker | Republican | Nay |
| Martina A. White | Republican | Nay |
| Michele Brooks | Republican | Nay |
| Patrick J. Stefano | Republican | Nay |
| Scott E. Hutchinson | Republican | Nay |
| Scott Martin | Republican | Nay |
| Wayne Langerholc | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (12)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| DISANTO | — | Yea |
| FOLMER | — | Yea |
| LEACH | — | Yea |
| MCILHINNEY | — | Yea |
| SABATINA | — | Yea |
| WAGNER | — | Yea |
| YUDICHAK | — | Yea |
| WARD | — | Yea |
| SCARNATI | — | Yea |
| Christine M. Tartaglione | Democratic | Yea |
| Daniel Laughlin | Republican | Yea |
| Elder A. Vogel | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 241?
- SB 241 is sponsored by Camera Bartolotta (Republican), Tomlinson, Mcgarrigle, Browne, Corman, Killion, Daniel Laughlin (Republican), Reschenthaler, and Scarnati.
- What is the current status of SB 241?
- This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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.
- Where can I track SB 241?
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