PRINTER'S NO. 2687
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2104
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY MADDEN, SCOTT, PROBST, GIRAL, HANBIDGE, KINSEY,
SCHLOSSBERG, SANCHEZ, NEILSON, HILL-EVANS, MADSEN, CERRATO,
WAXMAN AND DALEY, MARCH 14, 2024
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 14, 2024
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 powers and duties of the commission;
providing for policies and procedures; and establishing the
Human Relations Training Fund.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 7(f) of the act of October 27, 1955
(P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations
Act, is amended to read:
Section 7. Powers and Duties of the Commission.--The
Commission shall have the following powers and duties:
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(f) To initiate, receive, investigate and pass upon
complaints charging unlawful discriminatory practices and
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