PRINTER'S NO. 842
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
765
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MURT, V. BROWN, BULLOCK, CALTAGIRONE, DAVIDSON,
DEAN, FRANKEL, D. MILLER, ROZZI AND SOLOMON, MARCH 9, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 9, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222),
entitled, as amended, "An act prohibiting certain practices
of discrimination because of race, color, religious creed,
ancestry, age or national origin by employers, employment
agencies, labor organizations and others as herein defined;
creating the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission in the
Governor's Office; defining its functions, powers and duties;
providing for procedure and enforcement; providing for
formulation of an educational program to prevent prejudice;
providing for judicial review and enforcement and imposing
penalties," providing for credit report in employment.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222),
known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, is amended by
adding a section to read:
Section 5.4. Credit Report in Employment.--(a) It shall be
an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to require,
as a condition of employment, an employe or prospective employe
to consent to the creation of a credit report that contains
information about the employe's or prospective employe's credit
score, credit account balances, payment history, savings or
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