Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6416, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR | |
| SHORT TITLE : The Anti-Discrimination Act | |
| ABSTRACT : "Anti-Discrimination Act". This bill declares the following discriminatory acts as unlawful: (a) denial of access to public service to any person on the basis of sexual orientation; (b) inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the criteria for hiring, promotion and dismissal of workers, and in the determination of employee compensation, training, incentives, privileges, benefits or allowances; (c) refusal to admit or expel a person from educational institutions on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity; (d) denial of access to or use of establishments, facilities, utilities or services on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; and (e) other analogous circumstances. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROSALES, ETTA | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-09-10 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Lagman-luistro | 2. Defensor |
| 3. Soon-ruiz | 4. Beltran |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Calizo (041 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 1782 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2003-09-10 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: CIVIL, POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: House Bill No. 2784, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2003-10-06 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2003-10-06 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2003-10-14 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2004-01-13 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2004-01-14 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2004-01-19 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:118 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2004-01-20 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2004-01-21 | |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
"Anti-Discrimination Act". This bill declares the following discriminatory acts as unlawful: (a) denial of access to public service to any person on the basis of sexual orientation; (b) inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the criteria for hiring, promotion and dismissal of workers, and in the determination of employee compensation, training, incentives, privileges, benefits or allowances; (c) refusal to admit or expel a person from educational institutions on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity; (d) denial of access to or use of establishments, facilities, utilities or services on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; and (e) other analogous circumstances.
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