---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in liability and compensation, further providing for payment of compensation."
description: "An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in liability and compensation, further providing for payment of compensation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SB 1232"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 1232 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tracy Pennycuick"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 26
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-05-31T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-10-29T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19963643-da5a-4cdb-ab91-a0479dc54371"
source_url: "https://www.palegis.us/house/committees/roll-call-votes/vote-list/vote-summary?committeecode=26&rollcallid=2488&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0"
source_hash: "3d22a5a2f7092e5cbe7b7266b69ac706efeea842d67358df1b4927aa1bede2ca"
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 1232 (2023-2024) — An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in liability and compensation, further providing for payment of compensation.

## Version chain

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

1. **House Amendment A05834** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05834)
2. **Printer's No. PN1667** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB1232/PN1667)
3. **Printer's No. PN1809** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB1232/PN1809)
4. **Printer's No. PN1812** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB1232/PN1812)
5. **Printer's No. PN1949** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2023/0/SB1232/PN1949)
6. **Senate Amendment A05480** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05480)
7. **Senate Amendment A05501** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/amendments/text/2023/0/A05501)

## Votes

- CONCUR IN HOUSE AMENDMENTS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **202–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Labor & Industry): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Rules & Executive Nominations): Re-Reported as Committed — **17–0** (pass) · upper
- LAUGHLIN AMENDMENT NO. A-5480 — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Labor & Industry): Report Bill As Committed — **25–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (Appropriations): Re-report Bill As Committed — **37–0** (pass) · lower
- A5834 — **201–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tracy Pennycuick — primary (person)
- Christine Tartaglione — cosponsor (person)
- Frank Farry — cosponsor (person)
- Jay Costa — cosponsor (person)
- Jimmy Dillon — cosponsor (person)
- John Kane — cosponsor (person)
- Judith Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Katie Muth — cosponsor (person)
- Rosemary Brown — cosponsor (person)
- Steven Santarsiero — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Fontana — cosponsor (person)
- Wayne Langerholc — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-05-31T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Labor & Industry `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-06-05T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2024-06-12T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-07-08T04:00:00+00:00** Amended on third consideration `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-09T04:00:00+00:00** Amended on third consideration `amendment-passage`
- **2024-07-10T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-07-11T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Labor & Industry `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2024-10-07T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2024-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2024-10-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-10-09T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to Rules & Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2024-10-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2024-10-22T04:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2024-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2024-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2024-10-23T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2024-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 126 of 2024

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19963643-da5a-4cdb-ab91-a0479dc54371`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).