2025–2026 Regular Session · House of Representatives bill

HB 1243

An Act amending the act of December 5, 1936 (2nd Sp.Sess., 1937 P.L.2897, No.1), known as the Unemployment Compensation Law, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for trigger determination and for trigger rate redeterminations; in compensation, further providing for qualifications required to secure compensation, for ineligibility for compensation and for rate and amount of compensation; in determination of compensation, appeals, reviews and procedure, further providing for determination of compensation appeals; in Unemployment Compensation Amnesty Program, further providing for definitions; and, in amnesty program, further providing for definitions.

In committee Last action April 17, 2025: Referred to Labor & Industry

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 11

Prime sponsor

Liz Hanbidge

Cosponsors (10)

Ben Waxman, Benjamin Sanchez, Carol Hill-Evans, Danielle Friel Otten, Joe Mcandrew, Jose Giral, Kristine Howard, Maureen Madden, Nancy Guenst, Perry Warren

Status

In committee as of April 17, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 1

Date	Chamber	Action
April 17, 2025	House	Referred to Labor & Industry

Data: Open States (API v3; public data, attribution appreciated), updated November 5, 2026. Official record: palegis.us. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.