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HB789 & HB 790 – The “Eid Holiday Bill Package,” which would designate Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday.
Fighting Voter Rights Suppression
Diversity Equity & Inclusion in Healthcare (Maternal Mortality)
Reducing Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Access to Halal Meals in Schools
Establishing Eid as a Public Holiday
UPDATED: 03/22/2023
Last Action: introduced as of yet March 30, 2023.
HB789 – amends the Banking Code of 1965 to designate Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday.
HB790 – amends the Legal Holiday Law to designate Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday.
Summary: Establish Eid as a holiday in Pennsylvania
Primary Sponsors: Carol Kazeem (D), Tarik Khan (D), Jason Dawkins (D)
Last Action: not introduced as of yet
Full bill title: Coming soon.
Summary: This bill would strengthen Pennsylvania’s “ethnic intimidation” criminal penalty language and step up civil penalties on those who target individuals or groups because of their race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or disability of an individual or group of individuals. It would also provide tools to fight civil rights violations such as preliminary and permanent injunctive relief against continued violators and people who solicit or provide aid to such violators.
Primary Sponsors: Dan Frankel (D), Napoleon J. Nelson (D)
Last Action: not introduced as of yet
Full bill title: Coming soon.
Summary: the FBI data available to us shows that hate crimes are on the rise, but experts agree that those numbers represent a dramatic undercount. Most hate crimes go unreported or are never properly categorized. In order to accurately track and combat hate crimes, this bill would provide Pennsylvania’s law enforcement with the training they need to properly investigate, identify and report crimes of ethnic intimidation.
Primary Sponsors: Dan Frankel (D), Napoleon J. Nelson (D)
Last Action: not introduced as of yet
Full bill title: Coming soon.
Summary: The Southern Poverty Law Center has warned that hate groups are specifically “targeting college campuses” as recruiting grounds. Thia bill is designed to train educators and school administrators to identify and address hate incidents before they become deadly. It would also expand existing anonymous reporting programs in K-12 schools, along with institutions of higher education, to allow young people to easily speak up when they are the victims of or witnesses to incidences of hate-based intimidation.
Primary Sponsors: Dan Frankel (D), Napoleon J. Nelson (D)
Last Action: not introduced as of yet
Full bill title: Coming soon.
Summary: This bill would require, as a condition of probation or parole, an individual who is convicted of ethnic intimidation to perform community service or complete educational classes relating to the motivating factor of the underlying crime. Additionally, the legislation would allow a representative of a targeted community group to submit a community impact statement prior to sentencing. The community impact statement would be similar to victim impact statements that are submitted by a victim of a crime prior to the sentencing of a perpetrator.
Primary Sponsors: Dan Frankel (D), Napoleon J. Nelson (D)
No opposing bills as of yet.
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS:
HB 789: Amend Banking Code of 1965 to designate Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday
HB 790: Amend Legal Holiday Law to designate Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday
Last Action: On March 30, 2023, bill filed and referred to House State Government Committee.
Summary: HB 790 will amend the Legal Holiday Law to designate Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday.
Primary Sponsors: Carol Kazeem (D)
No opposing bills as of yet.
RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS:
HB 789: Amend Banking Code of 1965 to designate Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday
HB 790: Amend Legal Holiday Law to designate Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday
Last Action: On March 30, 2023, bill filed and referred to House State Government Committee.
Summary: HB 790 will amend the Legal Holiday Law to designate Eid al-Fitr as a state holiday.
Primary Sponsors: Carol Kazeem (D)
No opposing bills as of yet.
