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PA HB241
Bill
Status
1/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Seth Grove
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AI Summary
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Prohibits Pennsylvania municipalities (counties, cities, boroughs, townships) from regulating or enforcing mandates on employer policies related to wages, benefits, hiring, termination, scheduling, employee leave, and other employment terms and conditions
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Exempts from the prohibition: mandates affecting municipal employees, ordinances authorized under the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and collective bargaining agreements
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Voids any municipal employer mandate ordinances enacted on or after January 1, 2015, while grandfathering ordinances enacted before that date
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Allows adversely affected persons to seek declaratory or injunctive relief and actual damages in court for violations, with courts required to award reasonable expenses (attorney fees, expert witness fees, court costs, lost income) to prevailing plaintiffs
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment and adds Section 307 to Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Legislative Description
In preemptions, providing for employer mandates by municipalities.
Last Action
Referred to Local Government
1/22/2025