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12/26/2024 07:05 PM
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Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2025 - 2026 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: December 2, 2024 12:02 PM
From: Senator Lisa M. Boscola
To: All Senate members
Subject: Anti-Discrimination Constitutional Amendment
 
In the near future, I intend on re-introducing SB535 of last session, to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to prohibit discrimination based on:
  • Color
  • Familial Status
  • Religious Creed
  • Ancestry
  • Age
  • Sexual Orientation
  • Sexual Identity
  • Gender Identity or Expression
  • National Origin of the Individual
  • Disability; or
  • Usage of a Service or Support Animal Due to an Individual’s Disability
 
Pennsylvanian voters overwhelmingly approved the ballot question in 2021 to grant equal rights to individuals regardless of race or ethnicity. We understand the importance of this issue by having the voters of the Commonwealth prohibit discrimination based on race or ethnicity. It is equally important to prohibit discrimination based on the classes listed above. It is our duty as legislators to protect all Pennsylvanians. This legislation aims to do exactly that. Please join me in co-sponsoring this important constitutional amendment.

Previous cosponsors include Senators: FONTANA, HUGHES, KEARNEY, SCHWANK, COLLETT, KANE, STREET, COSTA, COMITTA, SANTARSIERO, TARTAGLIONE, and SAVAL.