PRINTER'S NO. 1078
No. 970 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY ARGALL, FORCIER, BAKER, BOYES, BUNT, M. COHEN,
DEMPSEY, FAIRCHILD, GODSHALL, HARHAI, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN, LEH,
McCALL, ROBERTS, SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SHANER, STURLA,
SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRAVAGLIO, TRELLO AND WOJNAROSKI,
MARCH 22, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MARCH 22, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222),
2 entitled, as amended, "An act prohibiting certain practices
3 of discrimination because of race, color, religious creed,
4 ancestry, age or national origin by employers, employment
5 agencies, labor organizations and others as herein defined;
6 creating the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission in the
7 Governor's Office; defining its functions, powers and duties;
8 providing for procedure and enforcement; providing for
9 formulation of an educational program to prevent prejudice;
10 providing for judicial review and enforcement and imposing
11 penalties," further providing for freedom from
12 discrimination.
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 3 of the act of October 27, 1955
16 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations
17 Act, amended December 20, 1991 (P.L.414, No.51), is amended to
18 read:
19 Section 3. Right to Freedom from Discrimination in
20 Employment, Housing and Public Accommodation.--The opportunity
21 for an individual to obtain employment for which he is
1 qualified, and to obtain all the accommodations, advantages,
2 facilities and privileges of any public accommodation and of any
3 housing accommodation and commercial property without
4 discrimination because of race, color, familial status,
5 religious creed, ancestry, handicap or disability, age, sex,
6 national origin, the use of a guide or support animal because of
7 the blindness, deafness or physical handicap of the user or
8 because the user is a handler or trainer of support or guide
9 animals, motorcycle ownership or operation or the wearing of
10 clothing associated with motorcycle ownership or operation
11 except when such clothing is obscene is hereby recognized as and
12 declared to be a civil right which shall be enforceable as set
13 forth in this act.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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