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Providing for a report on artificial intelligence in the workforce; and imposing duties on the Department of Labor and Industry and Department of Community and Economic Development.
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Pennsylvania's SB 293 (2025-26), the Artificial Intelligence Workforce Impact Act (Printer's No. 1269), would require the Secretary of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Office of Administration, to study AI's impact on the workforce and report to the General Assembly within 18 months. The Labor & Industry Committee reported it as amended on October 22, 2025; it was laid on the table on February 2, 2026 and remains pending.
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What it means for business
None yet: the bill is pending. As captured, the study and report duties fall on state agencies, not on businesses.
Key provisions
- Would require a comprehensive study of AI's future impact on the Commonwealth workforce, done jointly with the collaborators listed in the bill, and a final report to the General Assembly not later than 18 months after the effective date
- Would require the report to identify workforce data needed and its availability, and industries and occupations projected to grow in AI use and whether AI is likely to enhance or replace workers
- Would require analysis of demographics expected to gain opportunities or be most vulnerable to displacement, and of skills and education needed over the next two decades
- Would require identification of ways to deliver needed skills, of Pennsylvania industry leaders and higher education institutions leading in AI, and of resources school entities and higher education need
- Would require recommendations to alleviate worker displacement (the captured text ends in that item)
- Reported as amended by the Senate Labor & Industry Committee on October 22, 2025; laid on the table February 2, 2026 under Senate Rule 9
Latest legislative action
Feb 2, 2026. Laid on the table (Pursuant to Senate Rule 9)
Sponsors (showing 5 of 39)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Fontana | Primary |
| Leach | Primary |
| Mastriano | Primary |
| Timothy Kearney | Primary |
| Vincent Hughes D | Primary |
Roll call votes
Committee vote (Labor & Industry): Adopt Amendment Oct 22, 2025
11 yea0 nayPassed
Committee vote (Labor & Industry): Reported as Amended Oct 22, 2025
10 yea1 nayPassed
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