---
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 preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for contributions by employers and employees, successors-in-interest and appeals; in compensation, further providing for ineligibility for compensation; and, in shared-work program, further providing for shared-work plan requirements, for effective period of shared-work plan and for participating employer responsibilities."
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 preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for contributions by employers and employees, successors-in-interest and appeals; in compensation, further providing for ineligibility for compensation; and, in shared-work program, further providing for shared-work plan requirements, for effective period of shared-work plan and for participating employer responsibilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 1083"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1083 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baker"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-11-03T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d52654c7-3856-4c24-9ba7-9e6d2ccfefca"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=1083"
source_hash: "04fa2cb068dcf25446551428382e6a88af1112815175a128fbc93f285b2e91f8"
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 1083 (2021-2022) — 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 contributions by employers and employees, successors-in-interest and appeals; in compensation, further providing for ineligibility for compensation; and, in shared-work program, further providing for shared-work plan requirements, for effective period of shared-work plan and for participating employer responsibilities.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 1398** (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=1083&pn=1398)
2. **Printer's No. 1546** (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=1083&pn=1546)
3. **Printer's No. 1940** (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=1083&pn=1940)

## Votes

- SB 1083 PN 1940, 2021 A5791 — **88–112** (fail) · lower
- SB 1083 PN 1546, 2021 A3934, WILLIAMS, L. Amendment No. A-3934 — **21–29** (fail) · upper
- SB 1083 PN 1940, Concur in House Amendments — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 1083 PN 1546, 2021 A3934, Final Passage — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 1083 PN 1940, 2021 A5792 — **88–112** (fail) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **199–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **23–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 1083 PN 1940, 2021 A5793 — **88–112** (fail) · lower
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Amendment Failed A03864 — **4–7** (fail) · upper
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Adopt Amendment A03873 — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Baker — primary (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Collett — cosponsor (person)
- Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Gordner — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Kane — cosponsor (person)
- Muth — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Santarsiero — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Vogel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-17T05:00:00+00:00** PN 1398 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1546 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-04-05T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-14T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1940 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2022-09-21T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **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 AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **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. 156 of 2022

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d52654c7-3856-4c24-9ba7-9e6d2ccfefca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).