PA HB300 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 70-2)
Status: Introduced on March 5 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-03-11 - Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
Pending: House Appropriations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for findings and declaration of policy, for right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation; defining "sexual orientation" and "gender identity or expression"; and further providing for unlawful discriminatory practices, for powers and duties of commission, for education program and for construction and exclusiveness of remedy.

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Title

Further providing for findings and declaration of policy, for right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation; defining "sexual orientation" and "gender identity or expression"; and further providing for unlawful discriminatory practices, for powers and duties of commission, for education program and for construction and exclusiveness of remedy.

Sponsors

Rep. Karen Beyer [R]Rep. Louise Bishop [D]Rep. Matthew Bradford [D]Rep. Joseph Brennan [D]
Rep. Timothy Briggs [D]Rep. Vanessa Brown [D]Rep. Ron Buxton [D]Rep. Thomas Caltagirone [D]
Rep. Mike Carroll [D]Rep. Mark Cohen [D]Rep. Dominic Costa [D]Rep. Paul Costa [D]
Rep. Angel Cruz [D]Rep. Lawrence Curry [D]Rep. Peter Daley [D]Rep. Eugene DePasquale [D]
Rep. Frank Dermody [D]Rep. William DeWeese [D]Rep. Robert Donatucci [D]Rep. Paul Drucker [D]
Rep. Todd Eachus [D]Rep. Dwight Evans [D]Rep. Florindo Fabrizio [D]Rep. Dan Frankel [D]
Rep. Robert Freeman [D]Rep. Michael Gerber [D]Rep. Marc Gergely [D]Rep. Patrick Harkins [D]
Rep. Tom Houghton [D]Rep. Kenyatta Johnson [D]Rep. Babette Josephs [D]Rep. William Keller [D]
Rep. David Kessler [D]Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland [D]Rep. Bryan Lentz [D]Rep. David Levdansky [D]
Rep. Timothy Mahoney [D]Rep. Kathy Manderino [D]Rep. Jennifer Mann [D]Rep. Keith McCall [D]
Rep. Michael McGeehan [D]Rep. Anthony Melio [D]Rep. Phyllis Mundy [D]Rep. John Myers [D]
Rep. Michael O'Brien [D]Rep. Frank Oliver [D]Rep. Cherelle Parker [D]Rep. Eddie Pashinski [D]
Rep. Tony Payton [D]Rep. Joseph Preston [D]Rep. James Roebuck [D]Rep. Chris Ross [R]
Sen. John Sabatina [D]Rep. Stephen Samuelson [D]Sen. Steven Santarsiero [D]Rep. Dante Santoni [D]
Rep. Josh Shapiro [D]Rep. John Siptroth [D]Rep. Barbara Smith [D]Rep. Ken Smith [D]
Rep. Matthew Smith [D]Rep. Michael Sturla [D]Rep. Rick Taylor [D]Rep. Curtis Thomas [D]
Rep. Gregory Vitali [D]Rep. Chelsa Wagner [D]Rep. Don Walko [D]Rep. James Wansacz [D]
Rep. Ronald Waters [D]Rep. Jake Wheatley [D]Rep. Jewell Williams [D]Rep. Rosita Youngblood [D]

History

DateChamberAction
2009-03-11 Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
2009-03-11 Removed from table
2009-03-11 Laid on the table
2009-03-11 First consideration
2009-03-11 Reported as amended
2009-03-05 Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT

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