A RESOLUTION OF TOWN COUNCIL OF HE BOROUGH OF
CHMERSBURG, FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN
SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 613, WHICH WOULD AMEND THE
HUNIAN RELATIONS ACT TO PROHIBIT
DISCRIMINATION BASED ON AN SEXUAL
ORIENTATION, OR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION

WHEREAS, the Human Relations Act does not cmently
prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression in
employment, housing, and public accommodations; and

WHEREAS, in light of the failure to prohibit discnmination based on sexual
orientation or gender identity or expression, numerous municipalities. have
adopted local ordinances prohibiting discriminatimt based on sexual orientation or gender
identity or expression in employment, housing, and public accommodations; and

WHEREAS, although the local ordinances described above pmpott to be authorized
under the PHRA, the municipal pmhibition of diseximination based on sexual oxientation and
gender identity or expression is clearly not speci?cally authorized by the PI-IRA and

WHEREAS, Senate Bill 613, cunently before the Senate State Government Committee,
would amend the PI-IRA to speci?cally prohibit diaczimination in employment, housing, and
public accommodations; and

WHEREAS, the enactment of Senate Bill 613 would alleviate the need for municipalities
to adopt local ordinances to prohibit disc?mmation based on sexual orientation or gender identity
or expression in employment, housing, and public accommodations; and

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Borough of
Chambersburg and it is hereby resolved by and with the authority of the same as follows:

SECTION 1: The recitals set forth above are incorporated by refexence thereto.

SECTION 2: Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg urges the 
General Assembly to enact Senate Bill 613:

A. To expressly amend the Human Relations Act to prohibit
discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression in
employment, housing, and public accomodations; and

B. To alleviate the need for municipalities to enact local ordinances to prohibit

discrimination that is not cunen?y prohibited by the Human
Relations Act.

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BE IT DULY RESOLVED by the Chambershurg Town Council at its regularly

 

 

       

convened meeting held on the 22nd day of January 2018.
ATTEST: OUGH 0F CHAMBERSBURG
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Jami L. Wrigh Heath Talhelm
Borough Secmtat'y Council President

Appmved this 22nd day of My ,2013.

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