---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), known as the Child Labor Act, further providing for minors serving in volunteer emergency service organizations."
description: "An Act amending the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), known as the Child Labor Act, further providing for minors serving in volunteer emergency service organizations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 1027"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1027 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Stefano"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8feb48b-7c79-4264-81e5-295a2b87e049"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1027"
source_hash: "55771823fbdf0f636fe81e64354d03cd7b107048a773abcf5d593f4fc8cfc62e"
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 1027 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of October 24, 2012 (P.L.1209, No.151), known as the Child Labor Act, further providing for minors serving in volunteer emergency service organizations.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1332** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1027&pn=1332)
2. **Printer's No. 1743** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=1027&pn=1743)

## Votes

- SB 1027 PN 1743, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Stefano — primary (person)
- Argall — cosponsor (person)
- Baker — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Dush — cosponsor (person)
- Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Gebhard — cosponsor (person)
- Gordner — cosponsor (person)
- Hutchinson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Mastriano — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Regan — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Yudichak — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-20T05:00:00+00:00** PN 1332 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-07T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-05-23T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1743 Amended on third consideration
- **2022-06-13T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2022-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-09-14T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-09-19T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-09-20T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-10-25T04:00:00+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. 155 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f8feb48b-7c79-4264-81e5-295a2b87e049`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).