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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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type: "Bill"
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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 administration of act, providing for unemployment compensation benefit notification by employers, in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for relief from charges; and providing for emergency provisions related to COVID-19."
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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 administration of act, providing for unemployment compensation benefit notification by employers, in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for relief from charges; and providing for emergency provisions related to COVID-19."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
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legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
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session: "2019-2020"
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identifier: "HB 68"
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citation: "Pennsylvania HB 68 (2019-2020)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ryan"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 23
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2020-03-27T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35c7b78c-9058-40bb-b2c2-d14a496be1a7"
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source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=68"
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source_hash: "abc50fb006e68fa2804226b2d1d561db3f03dd6b00c708c1ebdd973a9617c37d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
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---
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# Pennsylvania HB 68 (2019-2020) — 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 administration of act, providing for unemployment compensation benefit notification by employers, in contributions by employers and employees, further providing for relief from charges; and providing for emergency provisions related to COVID-19.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **House Amendment A00672** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=0068&pn=0072&aYear=2019&an=00672)
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2. **House Amendment A00792** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=0068&pn=1454&aYear=2019&an=00792)
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3. **Printer's No. 0072** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0068&pn=0072)
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4. **Printer's No. 1454** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0068&pn=1454)
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5. **Printer's No. 1757** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0068&pn=1757)
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6. **Printer's No. 3499** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0068&pn=3499)
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7. **Senate Amendment A04878** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sYear=2019&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=0068&pn=1757&aYear=2019&an=04878)
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## Votes
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **193–2** (pass) · lower
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- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Amended — **24–0** (pass) · upper
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- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Committed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
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- FINAL PASSAGE — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- HB 68 PN 1454, 2019 A792, RYAN — **197–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 68 PN 3499, CONCUR — **198–0** (pass) · lower
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- HB 68, CUTLER, MOT PROCEED WITH BILL — **193–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ryan — primary (person)
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- Cox — cosponsor (person)
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- Grove — cosponsor (person)
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- Keefer — cosponsor (person)
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- Lewis — cosponsor (person)
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- Mackenzie — cosponsor (person)
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- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
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- Polinchock — cosponsor (person)
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- Rowe — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Davis — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-01-28T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0072 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
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- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1454 Reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2019-04-16T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
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- **2019-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
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- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1757 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-08T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
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- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
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- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
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- **2019-11-18T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3499 Re-reported as amended `committee-passage, amendment-passage`
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- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
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- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
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- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
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- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
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- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
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- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
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- **2020-03-25T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2020-03-27T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35c7b78c-9058-40bb-b2c2-d14a496be1a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).
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