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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 schedule of compensation, for computation of benefits and for physical examination or expert interview."
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 schedule of compensation, for computation of benefits and for physical examination or expert interview."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HB 1840"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1840 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kauffman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-10-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/beb45e6d-b52d-4082-96ec-00dd16d113f9"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1840"
source_hash: "985c8bf9cda409c6497dd6fff72132295e95c5e4471126a841b014a8f64caf32"
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 1840 (2017-2018) — 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 schedule of compensation, for computation of benefits and for physical examination or expert interview.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. 2513** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1840&pn=2513)
2. **Printer's No. 3595** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1840&pn=3595)
3. **Printer's No. 3802** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1840&pn=3802)
4. **Printer's No. 4147** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1840&pn=4147)
## Votes
- HB 1840 PN 3595, 2017 A7879, KAUFFMAN — **11679** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **11580** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **3316** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Amended — **84** (pass) · upper
- HB 1840 PN 3802, MOT PROCEED WITH BILL, REED — **17916** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **179** (pass) · upper
- HB 1840 PN 3802, FINAL PASSAGE-RECONSIDERED — **3415** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Kauffman — primary (person)
- Bloom — cosponsor (person)
- Cox — cosponsor (person)
- Delozier — cosponsor (person)
- Dush — cosponsor (person)
- Everett — cosponsor (person)
- F. Keller — cosponsor (person)
- Fee — cosponsor (person)
- Greiner — cosponsor (person)
- Grove — cosponsor (person)
- Irvin — cosponsor (person)
- Keefer — cosponsor (person)
- Knowles — cosponsor (person)
- Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
- Maher — cosponsor (person)
- Mcginnis — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalfe — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Mustio — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips-Hill — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Rader — cosponsor (person)
- Rothman — cosponsor (person)
- Ryan — cosponsor (person)
- Saylor — cosponsor (person)
- Topper — cosponsor (person)
- Turzai — cosponsor (person)
- Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Wheeland — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2513 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3595 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-06-04T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-06-11T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3802 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2018-06-21T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** Amended in Senate Committee on LABOR AND INDUSTRY
- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** PN 4147 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-10-02T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-10-03T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3802 Motion to revert to Prior Printer's No. 3802
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Vote on final passage reconsidered
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Final passage `passage`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-10-24T04:00:00+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/beb45e6d-b52d-4082-96ec-00dd16d113f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).