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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 245: An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for procedure; providing for reimbursement against wrongful claims; further providing for construction and exclusiveness of remedy; repealing provisions relating to local human relations commissions; and prohibiting local human relations commissions.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 245 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on January 22, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for procedure; providing for reimbursement against wrongful claims; further providing for construction and exclusiveness of remedy; repealing provisions relating to local human relations commissions; and prohibiting local human relations commissions. Primary sponsor: Seth Grove. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (January 22, 2025): Referred to State Government.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Seth GrovePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Joe HammCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Rob KauffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Tina PickettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to State Government

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source