2025–2026 Regular Session · State Senate bill

SB 72

An Act amending the act of October 13, 2010 (P.L.506, No.72), known as the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act, further providing for definitions, for improper classification of employees and for criminal penalties; providing for private right of action; and further providing for administrative penalties, for retaliation for action prohibited, for availability of information, for use of penalty funds and for funding.

Out of committee Last action August 12, 2025: Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)

Official bill page and text: palegis.us

Sponsors 16

Prime sponsor

John Kane

Cosponsors (15)

Christine Tartaglione, Devlin Robinson, Frank Farry, James Malone, Jay Costa, Lindsey Williams, Maria Collett, Marty Flynn, Nick Miller, Nick Pisciottano, Nikil Saval, Sharif Street, Steven Santarsiero, Timothy Kearney, Vincent Hughes

Status

Out of committee as of August 12, 2025. Session ends November 30, 2026; the 2027–2028 session begins in January 2027.

Roll-call votes 1

June 9, 2025State SenateCommittee vote (Labor & Industry): Reported as CommittedPassed11–0

yes (11) Camera Bartolotta, Christine Tartaglione, Daniel Laughlin, Devlin Robinson, Joe Picozzi, John Kane, Kim Ward, Lisa Baker, Marty Flynn, Nick Pisciottano, Rosemary Brown

Official roll call

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
August 12, 2025	Senate	Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
June 9, 2025	Senate	First consideration
June 9, 2025	Senate	Reported as committed
May 22, 2025	Senate	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.