SB 710 — An Act amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, in strikes, providing for health care benefits during strikes.

PRINTER'S NO.   746

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 710
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY KANE, COLLETT, FONTANA, KEARNEY, TARTAGLIONE,
        HUGHES, COMITTA, HAYWOOD, COSTA, SANTARSIERO AND L. WILLIAMS,
        MAY 5, 2025

     REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MAY 5, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), entitled
 2      "An act establishing rights in public employes to organize
 3      and bargain collectively through selected representatives;
 4      defining public employes to include employes of nonprofit
 5      organizations and institutions; providing compulsory
 6      mediation and fact-finding, for collective bargaining
 7      impasses; providing arbitration for certain public employes
 8      for collective bargaining impasses; defining the scope of
 9      collective bargaining; establishing unfair employe and
10      employer practices; prohibiting strikes for certain public
11      employes; permitting strikes under limited conditions;
12      providing penalties for violations; and establishing
13      procedures for implementation," in strikes, providing for
14      health care benefits during strikes.
15      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
16   hereby enacts as follows:
17      Section 1.    The act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known
18   as the Public Employe Relations Act, is amended by adding a
19   section to read:
20      Section 1006.1.    A public employer may not discontinue a
21   public employe's health care benefits during the period that the
22   public employe is engaged in a strike.
23      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.