---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Office of State Inspector General, further providing for powers, purpose and duties; repealing provisions relating to coordination of Commonwealth community service programs; providing for PennSERVE and for public works employment verification; establishing the Public Works Employment Verification Account; and making a related repeal."
description: "An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Office of State Inspector General, further providing for powers, purpose and duties; repealing provisions relating to coordination of Commonwealth community service programs; providing for PennSERVE and for public works employment verification; establishing the Public Works Employment Verification Account; and making a related repeal."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 2648"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 2648 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lawrence"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/830463f5-5d98-4386-8437-6bd64f9e9a91"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=2648"
source_hash: "1e696c550d17e271b51a1f4363c41839bbd60e54b257b25ec2e3b2d1f0a5b055"
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 HB 2648 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, in Office of State Inspector General, further providing for powers, purpose and duties; repealing provisions relating to coordination of Commonwealth community service programs; providing for PennSERVE and for public works employment verification; establishing the Public Works Employment Verification Account; and making a related repeal.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 3201** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2648&pn=3201)
2. **Printer's No. 3591** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=2648&pn=3591)

## Votes

- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Amended — **9–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **22–2** (pass) · upper
- HB 2648 PN 3591, CONCURRENCE — **170–28** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 2648 PN 3591, Final Passage — **41–8** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Adopt Amendment A05813 — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Adopt Amendment A05801 — **9–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lawrence — primary (person)
- B. Miller — cosponsor (person)
- C. Williams — cosponsor (person)
- Cox — cosponsor (person)
- Grove — cosponsor (person)
- Hennessey — cosponsor (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Jones — cosponsor (person)
- Klunk — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Moul — cosponsor (person)
- Neilson — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- R. Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
- Stambaugh — cosponsor (person)
- Thomas — cosponsor (person)
- Topper — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-06-08T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3201 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-06-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-23T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3591 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-10-27T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 141 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/830463f5-5d98-4386-8437-6bd64f9e9a91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).