Pennsylvania · 2025-2026
HB 1902
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the offense of ethnic intimidation; in particular rights and immunities, further providing for civil rights violations; and, in employees, further providing for definitions and providing for annual officer training on hate-based intimidation.
Bill record: Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-bill/96869c9f-6217-4654-a7dd-97e5b6d00c43 CC0-1.0
Summary AI-generated
HB 1902 amends Titles 18, 42, and 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to further provide for the offense of ethnic intimidation and civil rights violations. The bill also updates definitions related to employees and mandates annual officer training on hate-based intimidation.
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Sponsors + 25 cosponsors
- Dan Frankel Democratic lead
- Aerion Abney Democratic
- Ben Sanchez Democratic
- Ben Waxman Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Chris Pielli Democratic
- Jenn O'Mara Democratic
- Jessica Benham Democratic
- Jim Haddock Democratic
- Joe Hohenstein Democratic
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz Democratic
- John Inglis Democratic
- Kyle Donahue Democratic
- Lisa Borowski Democratic
- Liz Hanbidge Democratic
- Mandy Steele Democratic
- Mary Jo Daley Democratic
- Maureen Madden Democratic
- Melissa Shusterman Democratic
- Mike Schlossberg Democratic
- Napoleon Nelson Democratic
- Nikki Rivera Democratic
- Paul Takac Democratic
- Steve Malagari Democratic
- Tarah Probst Democratic
Roll-call votes on this bill
| Motion / question | Chamber | Stage | Roll | Outcome | Yea | Nay | Other | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee vote (Judiciary): Report Bill As Amended | lower | — | 9cd56b97-be7b-4584-ab1f-947068f43408 | pass | 14 | 11 | 0 | Mar 10, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9cd56b97-be7b-4584-ab1f-947068f43408 CC0-1.0 |
| Committee vote (Judiciary): Adopt Amendment | lower | — | 5b7572cf-6ad9-423f-a15c-e427562e1173 | pass | 14 | 11 | 0 | Mar 10, 2026 | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5b7572cf-6ad9-423f-a15c-e427562e1173 CC0-1.0 |