Pennsylvania 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 5 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 298 — An Act amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), known as the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, in training and certification of inspectors, further providing for training of inspectors.

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.

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What changed in the latest version

28 added · 34 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to HB 298 clarify the trainee classification process for certification by requiring that on-the-job training be conducted under direct supervision. This change ensures that trainees are closely monitored as they learn essential skills, improving their training experience and increasing safety in the workforce. By establishing clear guidelines for training duration—two years for specific categories and three for others—it also helps set expectations for both trainees and their sponsors. Overall, these modifications aim to enhance the quality and reliability of the certification process.

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SENATE AMENDED PRINTER'S NO.
PRINTER'S NO.
3796 PRIOR PRINTER'S NO.
BROWN, MAHER, MURT, PICKETT, RAPP, MOUL, DEASY, KORTZ, JOZWIAK AND MICCARELLI, FEBRUARY 2, 2017 SENATOR WARD, LABOR AND INDUSTRY, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, JUNE 21, 2018 AN ACT Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled "An act establishing a uniform construction code;
BROWN, MAHER, MURT AND PICKETT, FEBRUARY 2, 2017 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017 AN ACT Amending the act of November 10, 1999 (P.L.491, No.45), entitled "An act establishing a uniform construction code;
imposing Labor and Industry;
imposing powers and duties on municipalities and the Department of Labor and Industry;
imposingof penalties;
imposing penalties;
ON-THE- <-- JOB TRAINING SHALL OCCUR UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION BY THE SPONSOR OR BY AN INDIVIDUAL CERTIFIED IN THE CATEGORY OF WORK THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THE TRAINING.
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Action History

  1. Laid on the table

  2. First consideration

  3. PN 3796 Reported as amended

  4. Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY

  5. Third consideration and final passage

  6. Re-reported as committed

  7. Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

  8. Second consideration

  9. Removed from table

  10. Laid on the table

  11. First consideration

  12. Reported as committed

  13. PN 0292 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 240 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (240)

240 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Amended

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 8000
Republican 3000
Democratic 1000
Total 12000
% 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
YUDICHAK — Yea
WARD — Yea
SCARNATI — Yea
Christine M. Tartaglione Democratic Yea
Daniel Laughlin Republican Yea
Elder A. Vogel Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea

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FINAL PASSAGE

Passed 195 Yea · 1 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 45100
Unaffiliated 113006
Democratic 37000
Total 195106
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (202)
Member Party Vote
BARRAR — Yea
BLOOM — Yea
BOBACK — Yea
CHARLTON — Yea
E CHRISTIANA — Not Voting
CORBIN — Yea
CORR — Yea
COX — Yea
DIGIROLAMO — Yea
DOWLING — Yea
DUNBAR — Yea
ELLIS — Yea
ENGLISH — Yea
EVANKOVICH — Yea
EVERETT — Yea
GABLER — Yea
GILLESPIE — Yea
GODSHALL — Yea
HAHN — Yea
HARPER — Yea
HARRIS, A. — Yea
HELM — Yea
HENNESSEY — Yea
HICKERNELL — Yea
HILL — Yea
JOZWIAK — Yea
KAMPF — Yea
KAUFER — Yea
KELLER, F. — Yea
KELLER, M.K. — Yea
KNOWLES — Yea
LEWIS — Yea
MAHER — Yea
MARSHALL — Yea
MARSICO — Yea
MASSER — Yea
MCGINNIS — Yea
METCALFE — Yea
MICCARELLI — Yea
MILLARD — Yea
MILNE — Yea
MURT — Yea
MUSTIO — Yea
NELSON — Yea
NESBIT — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
OBERLANDER — Yea
PEIFER — Yea
PETRI — Yea
PYLE — Yea
QUIGLEY — Yea
QUINN, C. — Yea
QUINN, M. — Yea
REED — Yea
REESE — Yea
ROE — Yea
RYAN — Yea
SACCONE — Yea
SANKEY — Yea
SANTORA — Yea
SAYLOR — Yea
SCHEMEL — Yea
SIMMONS — Yea
SONNEY — Yea
STEPHENS — Yea
TALLMAN — Yea
TAYLOR — Yea
TOBASH — Yea
TOEPEL — Yea
TOOHIL — Yea
WARD — Yea
E WATSON — Not Voting
WHEELAND — Yea
BARBIN — Yea
BOYLE — Yea
BROWN, V. — Yea
BULLOCK — Yea
CALTAGIRONE — Yea
CRUZ — Yea
DEAN — Yea
DELISSIO — Yea
DELUCA — Yea
DERMODY — Yea
DONATUCCI — Yea
DRISCOLL — Yea
EVANS — Yea
E FABRIZIO — Not Voting
FITZGERALD — Yea
GAINEY — Yea
GALLOWAY — Yea
GOODMAN — Yea
HAGGERTY — Yea
HANNA — Yea
E KAVULICH — Not Voting
KELLER, W. — Yea
KINSEY — Yea
KIRKLAND — Yea
KORTZ — Yea
LONGIETTI — Yea
MCCARTER — Yea
MULLERY — Yea
NEUMAN — Yea
O'BRIEN — Yea
PETRARCA — Yea
RAVENSTAHL — Yea
READSHAW — Yea
ROEBUCK — Yea
ROZZI — Yea
SAINATO — Yea
SIMS — Yea
SNYDER — Yea
STURLA — Yea
THOMAS — Yea
WHEATLEY — Yea
E YOUNGBLOOD — Not Voting
TURZAI — Yea
Dan Miller — Yea
Matthew Gergely — Not Voting
Seth Grove — Yea
Andre D. Carroll Democratic Yea
Anita Astorino Kulik Democratic Yea
Brandon J. Markosek Democratic Yea
Carolyn T. Comitta Democratic Yea
Christopher M. Rabb Democratic Yea
Dan Frankel Democratic Yea
Daniel J. Deasy Democratic Yea
Ed Neilson Democratic Yea
Eddie Day Pashinski Democratic Yea
Frank Burns Democratic Yea
Greg Vitali Democratic Yea
Jared G. Solomon Democratic Yea
Jason Dawkins Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jay Costa Democratic Yea
Jeanne McNeill Democratic Yea
Joanna E. McClinton Democratic Yea
Jordan A. Harris Democratic Yea
Leanne Krueger Democratic Yea
Marty Flynn Democratic Yea
Mary Jo Daley Democratic Yea
Matthew D. Bradford Democratic Yea
Maureen E. Madden Democratic Yea
Michael H. Schlossberg Democratic Yea
Morgan Cephas Democratic Yea
Nathan Davidson Democratic Yea
Patrick J. Harkins Democratic Yea
Patty Kim Democratic Yea
Perry S. Warren Democratic Yea
Peter Schweyer Democratic Yea
Robert F. Matzie Democratic Yea
Robert Freeman Democratic Yea
Ryan A. Bizzarro Democratic Yea
Scott Conklin Democratic Yea
Steve Samuelson Democratic Yea
Tim Briggs Democratic Yea
Tina M. Davis Democratic Yea
Aaron Bernstine Republican Yea
Brad Roae Republican Yea
Brett R. Miller Republican Yea
Bryan Cutler Republican Yea
Bud Cook Republican Yea
Carl Walker Metzgar Republican Yea
Craig T. Staats Republican Yea
Cris Dush Republican Yea
Dan Moul Republican Yea
David H. Zimmerman Republican Yea
David M. Maloney Republican Yea
Dawn W. Keefer Republican Nay
Doyle Heffley Republican Yea
Frank A. Farry Republican Yea
Gary W. Day Republican Yea
Greg Rothman Republican Yea
Jack Rader Republican Yea
Jamie Walsh Republican Yea
Jason Ortitay Republican Yea
Jesse Topper Republican Yea
Joe Emrick Republican Yea
John A. Lawrence Republican Yea
Jonathan Fritz Republican Yea
Kate A. Klunk Republican Yea
Kathy L. Rapp Republican Yea
Keith J. Greiner Republican Yea
Kerry A. Benninghoff Republican Yea
Lisa Baker Republican Yea
Lynda Schlegel Culver Republican Yea
Mark M. Gillen Republican Yea
Martin T. Causer Republican Yea
Martina A. White Republican Yea
Milou Mackenzie Republican Yea
Mindy Fee Republican Yea
Parke Wentling Republican Yea
R. Lee James Republican Yea
Rich Irvin Republican Yea
Rob W. Kauffman Republican Yea
Rosemary M. Brown Republican Yea
Russ Diamond Republican Yea
Ryan Warner Republican Yea
Sheryl M. Delozier Republican Yea
Steven C. Mentzer Republican Yea
Thomas L. Mehaffie Republican Yea
Tina Pickett Republican Yea
Zachary Mako Republican Yea

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 298?
HB 298 is sponsored by Matthew Gergely, Daniel J. Deasy (Democratic), Sheryl M. Delozier (Republican), Dan Moul (Republican), Kathy L. Rapp (Republican), V. Brown, Rob W. Kauffman (Republican), Kortz, Maher, Miccarelli, Murt, Tina Pickett (Republican), and Barry Jozwiak.
What is the current status of HB 298?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” 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 HB 298?
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