Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HR416: A Resolution designating April 18, 2026, as "Erie Day" in Pennsylvania.
Status: In committee, June 10, 2026
What the bill says
A resolution Designating April 18, 2026, as "Erie Day" in Pennsylvania.
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
A RESOLUTION Designating April 18, 2026, as "Erie Day" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, On April 18, 1795, an act passed by the General Assembly authorized the surveying of land near Presque Isle on the southeastern shore of Lake Erie to plan what would later become the City of Erie and resolve the boundary between Pennsylvania and New York; and WHEREAS, William Irvine and Andrew Ellicott, the State Commissioners appointed to lay out Erie, arrived in June 1795, accompanied by a corps of surveyors and escorted by a company of State troops; and WHEREAS, Erie was laid out in three sections, each about one square mile, and extending from the bay south to 12th Street; and WHEREAS, The first section ran from Parade Street to Chestnut Street, the second section from Chestnut Street to Cranberry Street and the third section from Cranberry Street to West Street; and WHEREAS, The outlots extended south to 26th Street, east to East Avenue, west to the western boundary of the almshouse farm, and north to the bay of Presque Isle; and WHEREAS, On March 29, 1805, Erie was first established as a borough by act of the General Assembly which created a borough and town council headed by a burgess; and WHEREAS, The burgess form of government remained until April 14, 1851, when the City of …
Sponsors
- Robert Merski (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Ryan Bizzarro (D, 3)
- Patrick Harkins (D, 1)
- Timothy Brennan (D, 29)
- Gregory Vitali (D, 166)
- Robert FREEMAN (D, 136)
- Dan Williams (D, 74)
- Ed Neilson (D, HD-174)
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, 129)
- Maureen Madden (D, 115)
Latest actions
- : Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), June 10, 2026
- : Reported as committed, March 25, 2026
- : Referred to TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Feb. 5, 2026
Votes
- House Tourism, Recreation & Economic Development: Report Bill As Committed (March 25, 2026): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TOURISM, RECREATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Common questions
- What is HR416?
- HR416 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution designating April 18, 2026, as "Erie Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What does HR416 do?
- In its own words: A resolution Designating April 18, 2026, as "Erie Day" in Pennsylvania.
- What is the status of HR416?
- In committee as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Laid on the table (Pursuant to House Rule 71), June 10, 2026 (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HR416?
- Robert Merski (D, 2), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR416?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr416
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