House Bill 300
2023-2024 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 and for construction and exclusiveness of remedy.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor

Representative Malcolm Kenyatta
D House District 181
Co-Sponsors

Rep. Jessica Benham
D House District 36

Rep. Dan Frankel
D House District 23

Rep. La'Tasha Mayes
D House District 24

Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El
D House District 49

Rep. Greg Scott
D House District 54

Rep. Maureen Madden
D House District 115

Rep. Tarah Probst
D House District 189

Rep. Joshua Siegel
D House District 22

Rep. P. Sturla
D House District 96

Rep. Tim Brennan
D House District 29

Rep. Ben Waxman
D House District 182

Rep. Benjamin Sanchez
D House District 153

Rep. Mike Zabel
D House District 163

Rep. Emily Kinkead
D House District 20

Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler
D House District 184

Rep. Michael Schlossberg
D House District 132

Rep. Darisha K. Parker
D House District 198

Rep. Nick Pisciottano
D House District 38

Rep. Mark Rozzi
D House District 126

Rep. Napoleon J. Nelson
D House District 154

Rep. Brandon Markosek
D House District 25

Rep. Carol Hill-Evans
D House District 95

Rep. Jeanne McNeill
D House District 133

Rep. Jennifer O'Mara
D House District 165

Rep. Steve Samuelson
D House District 135

Rep. Liz Hanbidge
D House District 61

Rep. Nancy Guenst
D House District 152

Rep. Christopher Rabb
D House District 200

Rep. Danilo Burgos
D House District 197

Rep. Stephen Kinsey
D House District 201

Rep. Joe Ciresi
D House District 146

Rep. Danielle Friel Otten
D House District 155

Rep. Daniel Deasy
D House District 27

Rep. David Delloso
D House District 162

Rep. Arvind Venkat
D House District 30

Rep. Melissa Cerrato
D House District 151

Rep. Kristine Howard
D House District 167

Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
D House District 129

Rep. Perry Warren
D House District 31

Rep. Mary Jo Daley
D House District 148

Rep. Rick Krajewski
D House District 188

Rep. Tim Briggs
D House District 149

Rep. Justin Fleming
D House District 105

Rep. Scott Conklin
D House District 77

Rep. Joe Webster
D House District 150

Rep. Dave Madsen
D House District 104

Rep. Melissa Shusterman
D House District 157

Rep. Joseph Hohenstein
D House District 177

Rep. Chris Pielli
D House District 156

Rep. Joe McAndrew
D House District 32

Rep. Sara Innamorato
D House District 21

Rep. Steven Malagari
D House District 53

Rep. Dan Williams
D House District 74

Rep. Tarik Khan
D House District 194

Rep. Lisa Borowski
D House District 168

Rep. Paul Takac
D House District 82

Rep. Kyle Donahue
D House District 113

Rep. G. Roni Green
D House District 190

Rep. Patty Kim
D House District 103

Rep. Leanne Krueger
D House District 161

Rep. Tina Davis
D House District 141

Rep. MaryLouise Isaacson
D House District 175

Rep. Jordan Harris
D House District 186

Rep. Regina G. Young
D House District 185

Rep. Morgan Cephas
D House District 192

Rep. Aerion Abney
D House District 19

Rep. Amen Brown
D House District 10

Rep. Jose Giral
D House District 180

Rep. Peter Schweyer
D House District 134

Rep. Jared Solomon
D House District 202

Rep. Donna Bullock
D House District 195

Rep. Ryan Bizzarro
D House District 3

Rep. Robert Freeman
D House District 136

Rep. Paul Friel
D House District 26

Rep. Christina Sappey
D House District 158

Rep. Mandy Steele
D House District 33

Rep. Kevin Boyle
D House District 172

Rep. Greg Vitali
D House District 166

Rep. Anthony Bellmon
D House District 203

Rep. Dan Miller
D House District 42

Rep. Bridget Kosierowski
D House District 114

Rep. John Galloway
D House District 140

Rep. Abigail Salisbury
D House District 34

Rep. Joanna McClinton
D House District 191

Rep. Carol Kazeem
D House District 159

Rep. Gina Curry
D House District 164

Rep. Manuel Guzman
D House District 127

Rep. Heather Boyd
D House District 163
Bill Status & History
Last Action: (Remarks see Senate Journal Page ....), Oct. 8, 2024
Senate
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0894 | Referred to Judiciary, April 17, 2023 |
1020 | Reported as amended, April 24, 2023 |
First consideration, April 24, 2023 | |
Laid on the table, April 24, 2023 | |
Removed from table, April 25, 2023 | |
Second consideration, April 26, 2023 | |
Re-committed to Appropriations, April 26, 2023 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 226-233), April 26, 2023 | |
1135 | Re-reported as amended, May 2, 2023 |
Third consideration and final passage, May 2, 2023 (102-98) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 292-294, 320-326), May 2, 2023 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to State Government, May 3, 2023 | |
Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented, Oct. 8, 2024 | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page ....), Oct. 8, 2024 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
Votes
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Monday, May 1, 2023 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, May 1, 2023 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, May 1, 2023 - House APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Monday, April 24, 2023 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Monday, April 24, 2023 - House JUDICIARY Committee Vote
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Committee Meetings
Voting Meeting - Agenda to be announced.
Voting Meeting - Agenda to be announced.
Voting meeting on HB 79, HB 300, HB 917.
Voting meeting on HB 79, HB 300, HB 917.
Voting meeting on HB 300 and any other business that may come before the committee.
Voting meeting on HB 300 and any other business that may come before the committee.
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.

Rep. John Galloway
D House District 140

Rep. Nancy Guenst
D House District 152

Rep. La'Tasha Mayes
D House District 24

Rep. Ed Neilson
D House District 174
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October 27, 1955 (P.L.0744, No.0222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act
House Bill 300
2023-2024 Regular Session
Sponsors
KENYATTA, BENHAM, FRANKEL, MAYES, SMITH-WADE-EL, SCOTT, MADDEN, PROBST, SIEGEL, STURLA, BRENNAN, WAXMAN, SANCHEZ, ZABEL, KINKEAD, FIEDLER, SCHLOSSBERG, PARKER, PISCIOTTANO, ROZZI, N. NELSON, MARKOSEK, HILL-EVANS, McNEILL, O'MARA, SAMUELSON, HANBIDGE, GUENST, RABB, BURGOS, KINSEY, CIRESI, OTTEN, DEASY, DELLOSO, VENKAT, CERRATO, HOWARD, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, WARREN, DALEY, KRAJEWSKI, BRIGGS, FLEMING, CONKLIN, WEBSTER, MADSEN, SHUSTERMAN, HOHENSTEIN, PIELLI, McANDREW, INNAMORATO, MALAGARI, D. WILLIAMS, KHAN, BOROWSKI, TAKAC, DONAHUE, GREEN, KIM, KRUEGER, T. DAVIS, ISAACSON, J.HARRIS, YOUNG, CEPHAS, ABNEY, A. BROWN, GIRAL, SCHWEYER, SOLOMON, BULLOCK, BIZZARRO, FREEMAN, FRIEL, SAPPEY, STEELE, BOYLE, VITALI, BELLMON, D. MILLER, KOSIEROWSKI, GALLOWAY, SALISBURY, McCLINTON, KAZEEM, CURRY, GUZMAN, BOYD
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 and for construction and exclusiveness of remedy.
Memo Subject
The Fairness Act
Actions
0894 | Referred to JUDICIARY, April 17, 2023 |
1020 | Reported as amended, April 24, 2023 |
First consideration, April 24, 2023 | |
Laid on the table, April 24, 2023 | |
Removed from table, April 25, 2023 | |
Second consideration, April 26, 2023 | |
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 26, 2023 | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 226-233), April 26, 2023 | |
1135 | Re-reported as amended, May 2, 2023 |
Third consideration and final passage, May 2, 2023 (102-98) | |
(Remarks see House Journal Page 292-294, 320-326), May 2, 2023 | |
In the Senate | |
Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT, May 3, 2023 | |
Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented, Oct. 8, 2024 | |
(Remarks see Senate Journal Page ....), Oct. 8, 2024 |
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