Senate Bill 162 Printer's Number 531

PENNSYLVANIA, April 3 - PRINTER'S NO. 531

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

162

Session of

2025

INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, APRIL 3, 2025

REFERRED TO APPROPRIATIONS, APRIL 3, 2025

AN ACT

Making appropriations from the Workmen's Compensation

Administration Fund to the Department of Labor and Industry

and the Department of Community and Economic Development to

provide for the expenses of administering the Workers'

Compensation Act, The Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act

and the Office of Small Business Advocate for the fiscal year

July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, and for the payment of bills

incurred and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year

ending June 30, 2025.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The sum of $87,302,000, or as much thereof as may

be necessary, is appropriated from the Workmen's Compensation

Administration Fund to the Department of Labor and Industry for

the payment of all salaries, wages and other compensation and

travel expenses, for contractual services and other expenses

necessary for the administration of the act of June 2, 1915

(P.L.736, No.338), known as the Workers' Compensation Act, and

the act of June 21, 1939 (P.L.566, No.284), known as The

Pennsylvania Occupational Disease Act, for the fiscal year

beginning July 1, 2025, and for the payment of bills incurred

and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June

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