republic-os/legislation/us/states/pa/2017-2018/sb-676.md

---
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 injuries outside this Commonwealth; in procedure, further providing for the Workmen's Compensation Administration Fund; and, in the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund, further providing for definitions, for fund, for claims, for claim petition, for department and for assessments and transfers and providing for uninsured employer obligations and for administrative penalties and stop-work orders."
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 injuries outside this Commonwealth; in procedure, further providing for the Workmen's Compensation Administration Fund; and, in the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund, further providing for definitions, for fund, for claims, for claim petition, for department and for assessments and transfers and providing for uninsured employer obligations and for administrative penalties and stop-work orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "SB 676"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 676 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gordner"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-10-24T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de5ee75c-311c-4853-aaa5-160cb0158895"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=676"
source_hash: "2cba9af875b7c153c18797db6b6ce61df9a520619f6fc7c57df9ff1fd96005c3"
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 676 (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 injuries outside this Commonwealth; in procedure, further providing for the Workmen's Compensation Administration Fund; and, in the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund, further providing for definitions, for fund, for claims, for claim petition, for department and for assessments and transfers and providing for uninsured employer obligations and for administrative penalties and stop-work orders.

## Version chain

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

1. **Printer's No. 0795** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0676&pn=0795)
2. **Printer's No. 1022** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0676&pn=1022)
3. **Printer's No. 1289** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0676&pn=1289)
4. **Printer's No. 2051** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2017&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0676&pn=2051)

## Votes

- SB 676 PN 1022, A4351, GORDNER AMENDMENT NO. A-4351 — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **16–9** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **185–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 676 PN 2051, MOT REV PRIOR PR, WHITE — **186–3** (pass) · lower
- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gordner — primary (person)
- Folmer — cosponsor (person)
- Mensch — cosponsor (person)
- Rafferty — cosponsor (person)
- Regan — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** PN 0795 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1022 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2017-06-26T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2017-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2017-10-24T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1289 Amended on third consideration
- **2017-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2051 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
- **2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2018-10-01T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2018-10-15T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1289 Motion to revert to Printer's No. 1289
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2018-10-16T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2018-10-17T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **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/de5ee75c-311c-4853-aaa5-160cb0158895`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).