Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB1492: An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
Status: In committee, October 13, 2026
What the bill says
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 Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.
From the introduced text, October 13, 2026:
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 Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 6 of the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, is amended by adding a subsection to read: Section 6. Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission.--* * * (h) The administrative office of the Commission shall be headed by an executive director who must be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Commission, with the advice and consent of two-thirds of the members elected to the Senate. In the performance of the functions as executive director and the administration of the office, the executive director shall be directly responsible to the Commission. The functions of the executive director may not be delegated to any person not directly responsible, both with respect to program operation and administration, to the executive director. The …