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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 procedure, further providing for modifications, reinstatements, suspensions and terminations and for compromise and release."
description: "An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in procedure, further providing for modifications, reinstatements, suspensions and terminations and for compromise and release."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 1837"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 1837 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Irvin"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-09-02T04:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/605c83d0-259e-4ef6-a834-30c7d72a0608"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=1837"
source_hash: "6d9838323a72af3f49e89b18f15bb56fcf07ccf0d3ce8af6b0f8c4b9459c5df2"
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 1837 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in procedure, further providing for modifications, reinstatements, suspensions and terminations and for compromise and release.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. 2081** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1837&pn=2081)
2. **Printer's No. 2203** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1837&pn=2203)
3. **Printer's No. 2394** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1837&pn=2394)
## Votes
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **197–0** (pass) · lower
- HB 1837 PN 2394, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 1837 PN 2394, CONCUR — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Adopt Amendment A02899 — **10–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Irvin — primary (person)
- James — cosponsor (person)
- Jozwiak — cosponsor (person)
- Keefer — cosponsor (person)
- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
- Rowe — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-09-02T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2081 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2203 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-09-29T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-10-05T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-10-25T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-10-26T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** PN 2394 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-12-14T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2021-12-15T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2021-12-16T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-12-22T05:00:00+00:00** Act No. 95 of 2021
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/605c83d0-259e-4ef6-a834-30c7d72a0608`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).