# Pennsylvania HB 2189: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions, for minimum wages and for exemptions.

Pennsylvania HB 2189, An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions, for minimum wages and for exemptions., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jason Dawkins (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2026-09-30 (Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: Pennsylvania HB 2189
- State: Pennsylvania
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions, for minimum wages and for exemptions.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-02
- Last action: 2026-09-30, Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented
- Sponsor: Jason Dawkins (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (256 yes, 255 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: Jason Dawkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ana Tiburcio (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ben Waxman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Kazeem (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ed Neilson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Emily Kinkead (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: G. Roni Green (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Webster (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul Takac (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Perry S. Warren (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert Freeman (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Samuelson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tarik Khan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Briggs (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina M. Davis (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-23 | committee | 22 15 | pass | 22 | 15 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | House Bill 2189 PN2845 A02474 | fail | 98 | 100 |   |
| 2026-02-04 | House | House Bill 2189 PN2845 A02446 | fail | 98 | 100 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | committee | 14 12 | pass | 14 | 12 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | committee | 12 14 | fail | 12 | 14 |   |
| 2026-02-03 | committee | 12 14 | fail | 12 | 14 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-09-30: Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented (Senate)
- 2026-09-29: Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill dropped from calendar (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Referred to Labor & Industry (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Third consideration and final passage (104-95) (House)
- 2026-03-23: Re-reported as amended (House)
- 2026-03-23: Amended in House Committee on Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-04: Re-committed to Appropriations (House)
- 2026-02-04: Second consideration (House)
- 2026-02-03: Removed from table (House)
- 2026-02-03: Laid on the table (House)
- 2026-02-03: First consideration (House)
- 2026-02-03: Reported as committed (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to Labor & Industry (House)

## Bill text

- PN 3059, 2026-03-23: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2189/PN3059), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2189/PN3059), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2189/PN3059)
- PN 2845, 2026-02-02: [HTML](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2189/PN2845), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2189/PN2845), [PDF](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2189/PN2845)

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## Sources
- [PN 3059 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2189/PN3059)
- [PN 3059 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2189/PN3059)
- [PN 3059 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2189/PN3059)
- [PN 2845 (HTML)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/HTM/2025/0/HB2189/PN2845)
- [PN 2845 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/DOC/2025/0/HB2189/PN2845)
- [PN 2845 (PDF)](https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/text/PDF/2025/0/HB2189/PN2845)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/PA-HB2189-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-20).