Senate Bill 711 Printer's Number 808
PENNSYLVANIA, May 25 - PRINTER'S NO. 808
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
711
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, FONTANA, KEARNEY, HUGHES, COMITTA, MUTH,
SANTARSIERO, BREWSTER, SCHWANK, KANE, SAVAL AND STREET,
MAY 25, 2021
REFERRED TO LAW AND JUSTICE, MAY 25, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in employees, further providing for
definitions and providing for police officer training on
hate-based intimidation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 2162 of Title 53 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
§ 2162. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Hate-based intimidation." A threat of physical injury, harm
to property or other injury motivated by hatred toward an
individual's or group of individuals' actual or perceived:
(1) race;
(2) color;
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