Pennsylvania House Bill 2559

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on September 17 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-09-17 - Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Pending: House Labor And Industry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in damages by action at law, further providing for recovery; in liability and compensation, further providing for schedule of compensation, repealing provisions relating to computation of benefits and providing for computation of benefits; in procedure, further providing for compromise and release, for collective bargaining agreement and for workers' compensation insurance; in additional coverages, further providing for irrebuttable presumption; in Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund, further providing for definitions and for prefund account; and, in Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund, further providing for definitions.

In damages by action at law, further providing for recovery; in liability and compensation, further providing for schedule of compensation, repealing provisions relating to computation of benefits and providing for computation of benefits; in procedure, further providing for compromise and release, for collective bargaining agreement and for workers' compensation insurance; in additional coverages, further providing for irrebuttable presumption; in Self-Insurance Guaranty Fund, further providing for definitions and for prefund account; and, in Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund, further providing for definitions.

Rep. Lindsay Powell [D]	Rep. Jose Giral [D]	Rep. La'Tasha Mayes [D]	Rep. Carol Hill-Evans [D]
Rep. Kyle Donahue [D]	Rep. Christopher Rabb [D]	Rep. Jeanne McNeill [D]	Rep. Tarah Probst [D]
Rep. Joe McAndrew [D]	Rep. Ben Sanchez [D]	Rep. Roni Green [D]	Rep. Dan Frankel [D]
Rep. Melissa Cerrato [D]	Rep. Heather Boyd [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-09-17	House	Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2559
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2559&pn=3610