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PRINTER'S NO. 1259
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1198
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY GAINEY, CEPHAS, KINSEY, SANCHEZ, GALLOWAY,
N. NELSON, FRANKEL, SCHLOSSBERG, D. WILLIAMS, CIRESI, HILL-
EVANS, WHEATLEY, FREEMAN, WEBSTER, SIMS, KINKEAD, ROZZI,
SCHWEYER, LEE, RABB AND McNEILL, APRIL 16, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 16, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the
offense of ethnic intimidation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2710(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 2710. Ethnic intimidation.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of ethnic
intimidation if, with malicious intention toward the race,
color, religion, sexual orientation or national origin of
another individual or group of individuals, [he] the person
commits an offense under any other provision of this article or
under Chapter 33 (relating to arson, criminal mischief and other
property destruction) exclusive of section 3307 (relating to
institutional vandalism) [or], under section 3503 (relating to
criminal trespass) with respect to such individual or his or her
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property or with respect to one or more members of such group or
to their property or under section 4906(a) (relating to false
reports to law enforcement authorities).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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