Senate Bill 974
2015-2016 Regular Session
An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for the title of the act, for findings and declaration of policy, for right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation, for definitions, for unlawful discriminatory practices and for prohibition of certain real estate practices; providing for protection of religious exercise; and further providing for powers and duties of commission, for educational program and for construction and exclusiveness of remedy.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Senator Patrick Browne
R Senate District 16
Co-Sponsors
Sen. Lawrence Farnese
D Senate District 1
Sen. Patricia Vance
R Senate District 31
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Sen. Scott Wagner
R Senate District 28
Sen. Vincent Hughes
D Senate District 7
Sen. Judith Schwank
D Senate District 11
Sen. Shirley Kitchen
D Senate District 3
Sen. Rob Teplitz
D Senate District 15
Sen. Wayne Fontana
D Senate District 42
Sen. Dominic Pileggi
R Senate District 9
Sen. Anthony Williams
D Senate District 8
Sen. John Yudichak
D Senate District 14
Sen. John Blake
D Senate District 22
Sen. Daylin Leach
D Senate District 17
Sen. Sean Wiley
D Senate District 49
Sen. Lisa Boscola
D Senate District 18
Sen. Art Haywood
D Senate District 4
Sen. James Brewster
D Senate District 45
Sen. Christine Tartaglione
D Senate District 2
Sen. Andrew Dinniman
D Senate District 19
Sen. John Sabatina
D Senate District 5
Sen. Charles McIlhinney
R Senate District 10
Bill Status & History
Last Action: (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 624), June 23, 2016
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| 1217 | Referred to State Government, Sept. 8, 2015 |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 624), June 23, 2016 |
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Statute References
This bill amends the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.0744, No.0222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act. Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Sen. Jay Costa
D Senate District 43
Sen. Daylin Leach
D Senate District 17
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October 27, 1955 (P.L.0744, No.0222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act
Senate Bill 974
2015-2016 Regular Session
Sponsors
BROWNE, FARNESE, VANCE, COSTA, WAGNER, HUGHES, SCHWANK, KITCHEN, TEPLITZ, FONTANA, PILEGGI, WILLIAMS, YUDICHAK, BLAKE, LEACH, WILEY, BOSCOLA, HAYWOOD, BREWSTER, TARTAGLIONE, DINNIMAN, SABATINA, McILHINNEY
Short Title
An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for the title of the act, for findings and declaration of policy, for right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation, for definitions, for unlawful discriminatory practices and for prohibition of certain real estate practices; providing for protection of religious exercise; and further providing for powers and duties of commission, for educational program and for construction and exclusiveness of remedy.
Memo Subject
Prohibiting discrimination based on an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity or expression
Actions
| 1217 | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, Sept. 8, 2015 |
| (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 624), June 23, 2016 |
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