HB 1879 — An Act amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, in scope of bargaining, further providing for proper subjects of collective bargaining.

PRINTER'S NO.   2336

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1879
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY ANDERSON, BERNSTINE, KAUFFMAN, WALSH AND ROWE,
        SEPTEMBER 24, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563, No.195), entitled
 2      "An act establishing rights in public employes to organize
 3      and bargain collectively through selected representatives;
 4      defining public employes to include employes of nonprofit
 5      organizations and institutions; providing compulsory
 6      mediation and fact-finding, for collective bargaining
 7      impasses; providing arbitration for certain public employes
 8      for collective bargaining impasses; defining the scope of
 9      collective bargaining; establishing unfair employe and
10      employer practices; prohibiting strikes for certain public
11      employes; permitting strikes under limited conditions;
12      providing penalties for violations; and establishing
13      procedures for implementation," in scope of bargaining,
14      further providing for proper subjects of collective
15      bargaining.
16      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
17   hereby enacts as follows:
18      Section 1.    Section 705 of the act of July 23, 1970 (P.L.563,
19   No.195), known as the Public Employe Relations Act, is amended
20   to read:
21      Section 705.    (a)   Membership dues deductions and maintenance
22   of membership are proper subjects of bargaining with the proviso
23   that as to the latter, the payment of dues and assessments while
24   members, may be the only requisite employment condition.
 1      (b)   The provision to an employe organization of a public
 2   employe's Social Security number, driver's license, State
 3   identification data, bank account or payment card data, passport
 4   number, taxpayer identification number, health insurance or
 5   medical information, home address, home telephone number,
 6   personal mobile telephone number or personal email address is
 7   not a proper subject of collective bargaining except as required
 8   by a collective bargaining agreement entered into prior to the
 9   effective date of this subsection.
10      Section 2.   This act shall take effect immediately.




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