HB 1825 Pennsylvania House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for powers and duties of the Commission; and providing for employer policies and procedures.

HB 1825 amends Pennsylvania's Human Relations Act to require employers to establish clear anti-discrimination policies and procedures for handling workplace complaints. It directly affects all businesses and organizations in Pennsylvania that employ people. The bill mandates specific steps for documenting and investigating discrimination claims, such as requiring written procedures for reporting incidents. It also expands the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission's authority to enforce these requirements.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
House Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Aug 28, 2025 Last action Dec 29, 2025
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What changed between versions

Printer's No. PN2409 Printer's No. PN2639 · 5 edits
MODERATE
The bill was updated to reflect its progression through the legislative process, adding new sponsors and amending dates. Substantively, the bill expanded employer responsibilities by adding a prohibition against false harassment reports, clarified how policies must be posted online, and shifted the destination of fines from a training fund to the state's general fund.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include a specific prohibition on knowingly making false or frivolous harassment, discrimination, or retaliation reports, along with associated disciplinary consequences.
ENFORCEMENT

Added a new requirement prohibiting employers from knowingly making false or frivolous reports of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, including disciplinary consequences for such actions.

Added a condition that the Commission must waive fines for second-time violations unless the employer demonstrated willful disregard for the law's requirements.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the requirement for posting policies to explicitly state that employers must comply with the posting requirement by placing them on their accessible internet website.

FISCAL

Changed the disposition of fines and civil penalties so they are deposited into the state's general fund rather than the Human Relations Training Fund.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header to reflect the new printer's number and added new co-sponsors and amendment dates to track legislative progress.

Floor votes · House Dec 16, 2025

How they voted

11093
Passed
Total votes 203
Dec 16, 2025
D Democratic102
102 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican101
8 Yea 93 Nay
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Dec 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor & Industry
upper
Dec 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Dec 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Nov 19, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Oct 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Aug 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor & Industry
lower
1 primary · 27 co-sponsors

Sponsors