SB 1333 — An Act prohibiting employers from using consumer reporting under certain circumstances; and providing for enforcement.

PRINTER'S NO.    1739

                   THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                       SENATE BILL
                       No. 1333
                                              Session of
                                                2026

     INTRODUCED BY SAVAL, A. WILLIAMS, TARTAGLIONE, HUGHES, KANE,
        STREET, HAYWOOD, VOGEL, COSTA, CAPPELLETTI AND SCHWANK,
        MAY 21, 2026

     REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MAY 21, 2026


                                   AN ACT
 1   Prohibiting employers from using consumer reporting under
 2      certain circumstances; and providing for enforcement.
 3      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 4   hereby enacts as follows:
 5   Section 1.   Short title.
 6      This act shall be known and may be cited as the Equal
 7   Employment for All Act.
 8   Section 2.   Prohibition.
 9      An employer or potential employer may not procure a consumer
10   report or investigative consumer report, or cause a consumer
11   report or investigative consumer report to be procured, for
12   purposes of employment or making an adverse employment action if
13   any information contained in the report bears on the employee's
14   or potential employee's creditworthiness, credit standing or
15   credit capacity, unless any of the following apply:
16          (1)   The consumer applies for or currently holds
17      employment that requires national security or Commonwealth
 1      security or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation clearance.
 2          (2)   The consumer applies for or currently holds
 3      employment with the Commonwealth or a local government agency
 4      which otherwise requires use of a consumer report.
 5          (3)   The consumer applies for or currently holds a
 6      supervisory, managerial or executive position at a financial
 7      institution.
 8          (4)   The information is required by law.
 9   Section 3.   Enforcement.
10      A violation of section 2 shall constitute an unlawful
11   discriminatory practice for purposes of section 5 of the act of
12   October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania
13   Human Relations Act, and shall be subject to enforcement as
14   provided under that act.
15   Section 4.   Effective date.
16      This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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