PRINTER'S NO. 2113
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1620
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY DAVIDSON, HILL-EVANS, DERMODY, DONATUCCI,
SCHLOSSBERG, FRANKEL, MURT, KINSEY, KIRKLAND, HOWARD,
BULLOCK, COMITTA, FITZGERALD, DALEY, SHUSTERMAN, McCLINTON,
MULLINS, DEASY, HANBIDGE, KENYATTA, YOUNGBLOOD, READSHAW,
KOSIEROWSKI, JOHNSON-HARRELL, ROZZI, SAPPEY, BOYLE, HARRIS,
DAWKINS, WILLIAMS, O'MARA, HOHENSTEIN, MALAGARI, WEBSTER,
STURLA, SANCHEZ, OTTEN, SNYDER, T. DAVIS, CEPHAS, MULLERY,
GOODMAN, McNEILL, HELM, ULLMAN, ISAACSON, SIMS, ROEBUCK,
WHEATLEY, A. DAVIS, MARKOSEK, D. MILLER AND DELLOSO,
JUNE 12, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 12, 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 procedure and for construction and
exclusiveness of remedy.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 9(h) and 12(c) and (c.2) of the act of
October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania
Human Relations Act, are amended to read:
Section 9. Procedure.--* * *
(h) Any complaint filed pursuant to this section must be so
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