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Read. Follow. Verify.Pennsylvania Bill 135 lowers minimum founder and director requirements for worker cooperatives
Last action · October 22, 2026: Act No. 63 of 2026, Oct. 22, 2026Sponsors: Rick Krajewski and 16 others
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What This Bill Does
Pennsylvania House Bill 135 reduces the minimum number of founding members and directors required to form and operate a from five to three. The legislation takes effect in 60 days.
Lowers the barrier to entry for smaller worker-owned enterprises by decreasing the required roster of founders and board members.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Workers' cooperative corporations
Must adjust their minimum founding and board member counts to comply with the new statutory thresholds.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
22 actions- Oct 22, 2026Governor of PennsylvaniaAct No. 63 of 2026, Oct. 22, 2026
- Oct 22, 2026Governor of PennsylvaniaEnrolledApproved by the Governor, Oct. 22, 2026
- Oct 21, 2026Governor of PennsylvaniaEnrolledPresented to the Governor, Oct. 21, 2026
- Oct 20, 2026SenateSigned in Senate, Oct. 20, 2026
- Oct 20, 2026HouseSigned in House, Oct. 20, 2026
- Oct 19, 2026SenateFloorThird consideration and final passage, Oct. 19, 2026 (50-0)
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- Oct 19, 2026SenateCommitteeRe-reported as committed, Oct. 19, 2026
- Apr 20, 2026SenateCommitteeRe-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, April 20, 2026
- Apr 20, 2026SenateFloorSecond consideration, April 20, 2026
- Mar 18, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst consideration, March 18, 2026
- Mar 18, 2026SenateCommitteeReported as committed, March 18, 2026
- Dec 29, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Dec. 29, 2025
- Dec 29, 2025SenateIn the Senate
- Dec 16, 2025HouseFloorThird consideration and final passage, Dec. 16, 2025 (194-9)
- Dec 16, 2025HouseCommitteeRe-reported as committed, Dec. 16, 2025
- Nov 19, 2025HouseRe-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Nov. 19, 2025
- Nov 19, 2025HouseFloorSecond consideration, Nov. 19, 2025
- Nov 17, 2025HouseRemoved from table, Nov. 17, 2025
- Oct 28, 2025HouseLaid on the table, Oct. 28, 2025
- Oct 28, 2025HouseIntroducedFirst consideration, Oct. 28, 2025
- Oct 28, 2025HouseCommitteeReported as committed, Oct. 28, 2025
- Aug 21, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to LABOR AND INDUSTRY, Aug. 21, 2025
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