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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 2871: An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for findings and declaration of policy, for right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation, for definitions, for unlawful discriminatory practices, for prohibition of certain real estate practices, for powers and duties of the commission, for educational program and for construction and exclusiveness of remedy.

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 2871 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on October 21, 2026. 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 findings and declaration of policy, for right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodation, for definitions, for unlawful discriminatory practices, for prohibition of certain real estate practices, for powers and duties of the commission, for educational program and for construction and exclusiveness of remedy. Primary sponsor: Nancy Guenst (Democratic). It lists 23 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 21, 2026): Referred to State Government.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 24

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Nancy GuenstPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Danilo BurgosCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse197
Missy CerratoCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse151
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Kristine HowardCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse167
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Anita KulikCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse45
La'Tasha MayesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse24
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Tarah ProbstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse189
Nikki RiveraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Melissa ShustermanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182

“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