Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB2248: An Act providing for the annual recognition and observance of May 20 as "Jimmy Stewart Day" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, February 25, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 25, 2026:
PRINTER'S NO. 2939 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY STRUZZI, ANDERSON, BANTA, BRENNAN, COOPER, GALLAGHER, GAYDOS, HADDOCK, JAMES, KHAN, M. MACKENZIE, NEILSON, PASHINSKI, RAPP, SAMUELSON, SANCHEZ, SMITH, STAATS, STAMBAUGH AND VITALI, FEBRUARY 25, 2026 REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FEBRUARY 25, 2026 Providing for the annual recognition and observance of May 20 as "Jimmy Stewart Day" in Pennsylvania. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) Jimmy Stewart was born May 20, 1908, in Indiana, Pennsylvania. (2) Jimmy Stewart attended high school at Mercersburg Academy, in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, where he played football and was a member of the glee club and the drama club. (3) Jimmy Stewart entered Princeton University in 1928, graduating with a degree in architecture. (4) After graduating from Princeton University, Jimmy Stewart joined the University Players, a theater group in West Falmouth, Massachusetts. (5) Jimmy Stewart often played a man of modest means, with moral resolve, striving to overcome his position in life to reach his dreams. (6) Jimmy Stewart's slow, halting line delivery and naive, engaging manner was quickly accepted by the moviegoing public. (7) In 1939, Jimmy Stewart's portrayal of a shy, idealistic young senator fighting corruption …
Sponsors
- Struzzi II, James B. (R, 62) · primary sponsor
- Marc Anderson (R, 92)
- Jacob Banta (R, 4)
- Timothy Brennan (D, 29)
- Jill Cooper (R, 55)
- Patrick Gallagher (D, 173)
- Valerie Gaydos (R, 44)
- James Haddock (D, 118)
- Robert James (R, 64)
- Tarik Khan (D, 194)
- Milou Mackenzie (R, 131)
- Ed Neilson (D, HD-174)
Latest actions
- : Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Feb. 25, 2026
Subjects: TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Common questions
- What is HB2248?
- HB2248 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act providing for the annual recognition and observance of May 20 as "Jimmy Stewart Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HB2248?
- In committee as of February 25, 2026. Latest action: Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Feb. 25, 2026 (February 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2248?
- Struzzi II, James B. (R, 62), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2248?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2248
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