# Pennsylvania HB 1923: An Act providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; establishing the industry workers' rights coordinat . . .or within the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing penalties.

Pennsylvania HB 1923, An Act providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; establishing the industry workers' rights coordinat . . .or within the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing penalties., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Haddock (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-10-07 (First consideration); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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- As of: 2026-10-27
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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 1923
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act providing for regulation of the meat packing and food processing industry by creating facility health and safety committees in the workplace; establishing the industry workers' rights coordinat . . .or within the Department of Labor and Industry; and imposing penalties.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-06
- Last action: 2026-10-07, First consideration
- Sponsor: Jim Haddock (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 27
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (200 yes, 113 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Haddock (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Arvind Venkat (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel J. Deasy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danilo Burgos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ismail Smith-Wade-El (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jose Giral (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Keith S. Harris (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kyle Donahue (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mandy Steele (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nikki Rivera (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Freeman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Samuelson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarah Probst (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Brennan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina M. Davis (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-02-04 | House | House Bill 1923 PN2819, FINAL PASSAGE | pass | 122 | 76 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | committee | 26 11 | pass | 26 | 11 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | committee | 26 0 | pass | 26 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | committee | 12 14 | fail | 12 | 14 |   |
| 2026-01-28 | committee | 14 12 | pass | 14 | 12 |   |

## Bill text

- PN 4018, 2026-10-07: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1923/PN4018), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1923/PN4018), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1923/PN4018)
- PN 2819, 2026-01-28: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1923/PN2819), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1923/PN2819), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1923/PN2819)
- PN 2402, 2025-10-06: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1923/PN2402), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1923/PN2402), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1923/PN2402)

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## Sources
- [PN 4018 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1923/PN4018)
- [PN 4018 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1923/PN4018)
- [PN 4018 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1923/PN4018)
- [PN 2819 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1923/PN2819)
- [PN 2819 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1923/PN2819)
- [PN 2819 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1923/PN2819)
- [PN 2402 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB1923/PN2402)
- [PN 2402 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB1923/PN2402)
- [PN 2402 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB1923/PN2402)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB1923-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-27).