PRINTER'S NO. 1724
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1404
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, BIZZARRO, BOYLE, BRADFORD, BRIGGS,
BULLOCK, BURGOS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CEPHAS, CIRESI,
COMITTA, CONKLIN, CRUZ, DALEY, DAVIDSON, A. DAVIS, T. DAVIS,
DAWKINS, DEASY, DeLISSIO, DELLOSO, DERMODY, DONATUCCI,
DRISCOLL, FIEDLER, FITZGERALD, FLYNN, FREEMAN, GAINEY,
GALLOWAY, GOODMAN, HANBIDGE, HARKINS, HARRIS, HILL-EVANS,
HOHENSTEIN, HOWARD, INNAMORATO, ISAACSON, KAUFER, KENYATTA,
KIM, KINSEY, KIRKLAND, KRUEGER, KULIK, LEE, MADDEN, MALAGARI,
MARKOSEK, MATZIE, McCARTER, McCLINTON, McNEILL, MERSKI,
D. MILLER, MULLERY, MULLINS, MURT, NEILSON, O'MARA, OTTEN,
PASHINSKI, RABB, RAVENSTAHL, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, SAMUELSON,
SANCHEZ, SAPPEY, SCHLOSSBERG, SCHWEYER, SHUSTERMAN, SIMS,
SOLOMON, STURLA, ULLMAN, VITALI, WARREN, WEBSTER, WHEATLEY,
WILLIAMS, YOUNGBLOOD, ZABEL, ROZZI, QUINN AND JOHNSON-
HARRELL, MAY 6, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 6, 2019
AN ACT
Amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222),
entitled, "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," 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.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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