SB 1053 — An Act amending the act of June 2, 1915 (P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, in additional coverages, further providing for the definition of "employe."
Congress · introduced 2025-10-15
Latest action: — Laid on the table, April 28, 2026
Sponsors
- Scott Hutchinson (R, PA-21) — sponsor · 2025-10-15
- Timothy P. Kearney (D, PA-26) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Christine M. Tartaglione (D, PA-2) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Joe Picozzi (R, PA-5) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Judy Ward (R, PA-30) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Rosemary M. Brown (R, PA-40) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Patrick J. Stefano (R, PA-32) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Elder A. Vogel (R, PA-47) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Judith L. Schwank (D, PA-11) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, PA-27) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Michele Brooks (R, PA-50) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
- Frank A. Farry (R, PA-6) — cosponsor · 2025-10-15
Action timeline
- · senate — Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Oct. 15, 2025
- · senate — Reported as committed, March 18, 2026
- · senate — First consideration, March 18, 2026
- · senate — Second consideration, March 23, 2026
- · senate — Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, March 23, 2026
- · senate — Re-reported as committed, March 23, 2026
- · senate — Third consideration and final passage, March 24, 2026 (49-0)
- · senate — (Remarks see Senate Journal Page ....), March 24, 2026
- · house — In the House
- · house — Referred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, March 24, 2026
- · house — Re-reported as amended, April 28, 2026
- · house — First consideration, April 28, 2026
- · house — Laid on the table, April 28, 2026
Text versions
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Connected on the graph
Outbound (3)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Labor And Industry Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee | — | pa-leg | |
| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania Senate Labor And Industry Committee | — | pa-leg |
The full graph
Every typed relationship touching this entity — 3 edges across 1 category. Grouped by what the connection is; the heaviest few are shown, with a link to the full list.
Committees
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Hutchinson (R, state_upper PA-21) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Christine M. Tartaglione (D, state_upper PA-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Elder A. Vogel (R, state_upper PA-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Frank A. Farry (R, state_upper PA-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Joe Picozzi (R, state_upper PA-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Judith L. Schwank (D, state_upper PA-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Judy Ward (R, state_upper PA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Lynda Schlegel Culver (R, state_upper PA-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Michele Brooks (R, state_upper PA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Patrick J. Stefano (R, state_upper PA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Rosemary M. Brown (R, state_upper PA-40) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Timothy P. Kearney (D, state_upper PA-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
Every typed-graph event involving this entity, newest first. Each row is one edge in the influence graph; click the date to jump to its provenance.
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Labor And Industry Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee · pa-leg
- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania Senate Labor And Industry Committee · pa-leg