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type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), known as the Workforce Development Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for declaration of policy, for definitions and for lobbying; in board, further providing for establishment, for membership, for conflicts of interest, for plan, functions and responsibilities and for State performance management system and providing for performance accountability system; in local workforce investment areas and boards, further providing for establishment, for membership, for conflicts of interest, for plan, functions and responsibilities and for local performance measures; in critical job training grants, further providing for purpose, for definitions, for program operation and for grants; in workforce leadership grants, further providing for innovative programs; in industry partnerships, further providing for definitions, for industry clusters, for grant program operation, for interdepartmental cooperation and for industry and labor market research and providing for dissemination of industry and labor market research to educational institutions; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for construction; and making editorial changes."
description: "An Act amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), known as the Workforce Development Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for declaration of policy, for definitions and for lobbying; in board, further providing for establishment, for membership, for conflicts of interest, for plan, functions and responsibilities and for State performance management system and providing for performance accountability system; in local workforce investment areas and boards, further providing for establishment, for membership, for conflicts of interest, for plan, functions and responsibilities and for local performance measures; in critical job training grants, further providing for purpose, for definitions, for program operation and for grants; in workforce leadership grants, further providing for innovative programs; in industry partnerships, further providing for definitions, for industry clusters, for grant program operation, for interdepartmental cooperation and for industry and labor market research and providing for dissemination of industry and labor market research to educational institutions; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for construction; and making editorial changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HB 723"
citation: "Pennsylvania HB 723 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mizgorski"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 29
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adaf87cc-7e28-4a52-8bf8-89fe9c870612"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&BN=723"
source_hash: "98bbc59fd46651ecbdd44afd4988dbc6ee20796f20da256763535b9bbc662ff9"
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 723 (2021-2022) — An Act amending the act of December 18, 2001 (P.L.949, No.114), known as the Workforce Development Act, further providing for title of act; in preliminary provisions, further providing for declaration of policy, for definitions and for lobbying; in board, further providing for establishment, for membership, for conflicts of interest, for plan, functions and responsibilities and for State performance management system and providing for performance accountability system; in local workforce investment areas and boards, further providing for establishment, for membership, for conflicts of interest, for plan, functions and responsibilities and for local performance measures; in critical job training grants, further providing for purpose, for definitions, for program operation and for grants; in workforce leadership grants, further providing for innovative programs; in industry partnerships, further providing for definitions, for industry clusters, for grant program operation, for interdepartmental cooperation and for industry and labor market research and providing for dissemination of industry and labor market research to educational institutions; in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for construction; and making editorial changes.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Printer's No. 0710** (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=0723&pn=0710)
2. **Printer's No. 1312** (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=0723&pn=1312)
3. **Printer's No. 2193** (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=0723&pn=2193)
4. **Printer's No. 3155** (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=0723&pn=3155)
## Votes
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Adopt Amendment A02313 — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **201–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (LABOR AND INDUSTRY): Reported as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 723 PN 3155, CONCUR — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- HB 723 PN 3155, Final Passage — **49–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mizgorski — primary (person)
- Hill-Evans — cosponsor (person)
- Kenyatta — cosponsor (person)
- Millard — cosponsor (person)
- Saylor — cosponsor (person)
- Schlegel Culver — cosponsor (person)
- Stambaugh — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-03-02T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0710 Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1312 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-05-03T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04T04:00:00+00:00** Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-05-06T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY `referral-committee`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** PN 2193 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-09-28T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-10-18T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-12-13T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-02-09T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-05-24T04:00:00+00:00** PN 3155 Amended on third consideration
- **2022-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2022-05-25T04:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2022-06-22T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** House concurred in Senate amendments
- **2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2022-06-28T04:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2022-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2022-07-07T04:00:00+00:00** Act No. 31 of 2022
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/adaf87cc-7e28-4a52-8bf8-89fe9c870612`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).