---
type: "Bill"
title: "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 administration of act, providing for unemployment compensation service centers; and, in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for contributions by employees and for Service and Infrastructure Improvement Fund."
description: "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 administration of act, providing for unemployment compensation service centers; and, in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for contributions by employees and for Service and Infrastructure Improvement Fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 250"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 250 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ward"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 23
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/408f4e98-29d2-415c-8ea5-4d9d03025baa"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=250"
source_hash: "a64586b3c02c4391e87c2eab8197286f40e11345231c7c478e5068e31fb9b2c2"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania SB 250 (2017-2018) — 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 administration of act, providing for unemployment compensation service centers; and, in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for contributions by employees and for Service and Infrastructure Improvement Fund.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 0541** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0250&pn=0541)
2. **Printer's No. 0615** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0250&pn=0615)
3. **Printer's No. 0630** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0250&pn=0630)

## Votes

- FINAL PASSAGE — **39–8** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **41–8** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **189–4** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Committed — **8–4** (pass) · upper
- SB 250 PN 541, A573, GORDNER AMENDMENT NO. A-573 — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Reported as Committed — **21–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ward — primary (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Browne — cosponsor (person)
- Eichelberger — cosponsor (person)
- Killion — cosponsor (person)
- Mcilhinney — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Stefano — cosponsor (person)
- Tomlinson — cosponsor (person)
- Vogel — cosponsor (person)
- Vulakovich — cosponsor (person)
- Yaw — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-20T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0541 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0615 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-30T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0630 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-04-03T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2017-04-04T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2017-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-18T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2017-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2017-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2017-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-24T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/408f4e98-29d2-415c-8ea5-4d9d03025baa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).