PA HB300 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 89-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 2 2023 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-10-08 - Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [PDF]

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 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.

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Title

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta [D]Rep. Jessica Benham [D]Rep. Dan Frankel [D]Rep. La'Tasha Mayes [D]
Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El [D]Rep. Gregory Scott [D]Rep. Maureen Madden [D]Rep. Tarah Probst [D]
Rep. Joshua Siegel [D]Rep. Michael Sturla [D]Rep. Timothy Brennan [D]Rep. Benjamin Waxman [D]
Rep. Ben Sanchez [D]Rep. Michael Zabel [D]Rep. Emily Kinkead [D]Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler [D]
Rep. Michael Schlossberg [D]Rep. Darisha Parker [D]Rep. Nick Pisciottano [D]Rep. Mark Rozzi [D]
Rep. Napoleon Nelson [D]Rep. Brandon Markosek [D]Rep. Carol Hill-Evans [D]Rep. Jeanne McNeill [D]
Rep. Jennifer O'Mara [D]Rep. Stephen Samuelson [D]Rep. Liz Hanbidge [D]Rep. Nancy Guenst [D]
Rep. Christopher Rabb [D]Rep. Danilo Burgos [D]Rep. Stephen Kinsey [D]Rep. Joseph Ciresi [D]
Rep. Danielle Otten [D]Rep. Daniel Deasy [D]Rep. David Delloso [D]Rep. Arvind Venkat [D]
Rep. Melissa Cerrato [D]Rep. Kristine Howard [D]Rep. Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz [D]Rep. Perry Warren [D]
Rep. Mary Jo Daley [D]Rep. Rick Krajewski [D]Rep. Timothy Briggs [D]Rep. Justin Fleming [D]
Rep. Scott Conklin [D]Rep. Joseph Webster [D]Rep. David Madsen [D]Rep. Melissa Shusterman [D]
Rep. Joseph Hohenstein [D]Rep. Christopher Pielli [D]Rep. Joe McAndrew [D]Rep. Sara Innamorato [D]
Rep. Steven Malagari [D]Rep. Dan Williams [D]Rep. Tarik Khan [D]Rep. Lisa Borowski [D]
Rep. Paul Takac [D]Rep. Kyle Donahue [D]Rep. Roni Green [D]Rep. Patty Kim [D]
Rep. Leanne Krueger-Braneky [D]Rep. Tina Davis [D]Rep. Mary Isaacson [D]Rep. Jordan Harris [D]
Rep. Regina Young [D]Rep. Morgan Cephas [D]Rep. Aerion Abney [D]Rep. Amen Brown [D]
Rep. Jose Giral [D]Rep. Peter Schweyer [D]Rep. Jared Solomon [D]Rep. Donna Bullock [D]
Rep. Ryan Bizzarro [D]Rep. Robert Freeman [D]Rep. Paul Friel [D]Rep. Christina Sappey [D]
Rep. Mandy Steele [D]Rep. Kevin Boyle [D]Rep. Gregory Vitali [D]Rep. Anthony Bellmon [D]
Rep. Daniel Miller [D]Rep. Bridget Kosierowski [D]Rep. John Galloway [D]Rep. Abigail Salisbury [D]
Rep. Joanna McClinton [D]Rep. Carol Kazeem [D]Rep. Gina Curry [D]Rep. Manuel Guzman [D]
Rep. Heather Boyd [D]

Roll Calls

2023-05-02 - House - House Floor: HB 300 PN 1135, FINAL PASSAGE (Y: 102 N: 98 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-05-02 - House - House Floor: HB 300 PN 1020, MOTION TO OBJECT TO COMMITTEE REPORT (Y: 101 N: 100 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-01 - House - House Appropriations: Adopt Amendment A00393 (Y: 22 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-01 - House - House Appropriations: Adopt Amendment A00391 (Y: 22 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-05-01 - House - House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Amended (Y: 22 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-24 - House - House Judiciary: Report Bill As Amended (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-24 - House - House Judiciary: Adopt Amendment A00287 (Y: 12 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-10-08SenateResolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented
2023-05-03SenateReferred to STATE GOVERNMENT
2023-05-02SenateIn the Senate
2023-05-02HouseThird consideration and final passage (102-98)
2023-05-02HouseRe-reported as amended
2023-04-26HouseRe-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
2023-04-26HouseSecond consideration
2023-04-25HouseRemoved from table
2023-04-24HouseLaid on the table
2023-04-24HouseFirst consideration
2023-04-24HouseReported as amended
2023-04-17HouseReferred to JUDICIARY

Pennsylvania State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=300
Texthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0300&pn=0894
Texthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0300&pn=1020
Texthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=0300&pn=1135
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sYear=2023&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=0300&pn=1020&aYear=2023&an=00393
Amendmenthttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/HA/Public/HaCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sYear=2023&sInd=0&body=H&type=B&bn=0300&pn=1020&aYear=2023&an=00391
Supplementhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/FN/2023/0/HB0300P1020.pdf
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2023&sInd=0&cteeCde=60&theDate=04/24/2023&RollCallId=57
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2023&sInd=0&cteeCde=60&theDate=04/24/2023&RollCallId=58
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2023&sInd=0&cteeCde=62&theDate=05/01/2023&RollCallId=120
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2023&sInd=0&cteeCde=62&theDate=05/01/2023&RollCallId=125
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/RCC/PUBLIC/listVoteSummaryH.cfm?sYear=2023&sInd=0&cteeCde=62&theDate=05/01/2023&RollCallId=126
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2023&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=55
Roll Callhttps://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/RC/Public/rc_view_action2.cfm?sess_yr=2023&sess_ind=0&rc_body=H&rc_nbr=71

Bill Comments

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