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Pennsylvania House Passes Expanded Anti-Discrimination Bill 101-100

5/1/2026

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The Pennsylvania House approved HB 2103 on April 28 with a 101-100 vote, sending it to Senate.
Rep. Ben Waxman blocked a white-supremacist “whites-only” plan, prompting bill’s expansion from race discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation.
Republicans say the clause could force trans women into facilities against religious beliefs, a claim Democrats counter by saying the bill is needed because Pennsylvania allows same-sex marriage yet permits workplace discrimination.

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The Pennsylvania House approved HB 2103 on April 28 with a 101-100 vote, sending it to Senate.
Rep. Ben Waxman blocked a white-supremacist “whites-only” plan, prompting bill’s expansion from race discrimination to include gender identity and sexual orientation.
Republicans say the clause could force trans women into facilities against religious beliefs, a claim Democrats counter by saying the bill is needed because Pennsylvania allows same-sex marriage yet permits workplace discrimination.