PENNSYLVANIA, October 13 - PRINTER'S NO. 2032

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

1492

Session of

2026

INTRODUCED BY PHILLIPS-HILL, MASTRIANO, J. WARD, STEFANO,

KEEFER, FARRY AND VOGEL, OCTOBER 13, 2026

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 13, 2026

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 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

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