A Pennsylvania government panel is considering adding extensive definitions of sex, religious creed and race to nondiscrimination regulations.
FILE - Philadelphia's altered gay pride flag is seen outside City Hall on June 19, 2017, in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania government regulations would be revised with extensive definitions of sex, religious creed and race under a proposal set for a vote on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 a change some Republican lawmakers see as an overreach on a subject they think should not be addressed without legislation.
“There are some issues where it's very clear where the discrimination has happened or hasn't happened,” said Rachel Wentworth, executive director of the Fort Washington-based Housing Equality Center of Pennsylvania. “But there's a lot of gray areas, areas where the laws are worded in a way that's more broad. So we really welcome any type of regulation or guidance which clarifies some of what's covered under those laws.
“The policy choice of whether Pennsylvania should extend the definition of ‘sex discrimination’ in such a manner remains just that: a policy choice,” Grove said. “As such, it is squarely and exclusively the prerogative of the General Assembly to pursue.” Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's press secretary, Beth Rementer, said he favored making changes through state law. “Unfortunately, given Republican led efforts to push legislation that only seeks to discriminate and bully individuals and their refusal to take up commonsense bills, this action through regulation is one more way the administration can protect Pennsylvanians,” Rementer said.
“Generally, advancing public policy through administrative regulation, instead of codifying it in law through the legislative process, can create challenges — including potentially drastic policy swings from one administration to the next and lack of input from a broad coalition of stakeholders,” said the chamber's government affairs vice president, Alex Harper.
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