Pennsylvania HR674: A Resolution recognizing November 20, 2026, as "Transgender Day of Remembrance" in Pennsylvania.

What the bill says

A resolution Recognizing November 20, 2026, as "Transgender Day of Remembrance" in Pennsylvania.

From the introduced text, October 23, 2026:

A RESOLUTION Recognizing November 20, 2026, as "Transgender Day of Remembrance" in Pennsylvania. WHEREAS, Transgender Day of Remembrance was first observed in 1999, beginning an important tradition of honoring and remembering the lives of transgender people lost to violence and hatred; and WHEREAS, Twenty-two years after the first Transgender Day of Remembrance, research from the University of California, Los Angeles, found that transgender people are still more likely to experience violent crime than cisgender people; and WHEREAS, Specifically, transgender individuals experience violent crime at a rate over four times higher than cisgender individuals; and WHEREAS, In 2024, at least 32 transgender and gender- expansive people had their lives taken through violent means, including here in Pennsylvania; and WHEREAS, Too often, the deaths of transgender people go unreported or are misreported, resulting in an incomplete record of the number of lives lost to violence and obscuring the full extent of such violence against transgender people; and WHEREAS, In addition to this underreporting, Pennsylvania law lags behind in ensuring that transgender people can seek justice when they are the victim of a hate crime; and WHEREAS, Pennsylvania still maintains the "LGBTQ+ panic" defense, which allows assailants to receive a lesser sentence or to completely avoid conviction or punishment by blaming their actions on the victim's actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender …

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Sponsors

• Nikki Rivera (D, 96) · primary sponsor
• Christopher Pielli (D, 156)
• Jeanne McNeill (D, 133)
• Emily Kinkead (D, 20)
• Mary Isaacson (D, 175)
• Benjamin Sanchez (D, 153)
• Melissa Shusterman (D, 157)
• Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, 129)

Latest actions

1. October 23, 2026: Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 23, 2026

Common questions

What is HR674?

HR674 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): A Resolution recognizing November 20, 2026, as "Transgender Day of Remembrance" in Pennsylvania.

What does HR674 do?

In its own words: A resolution Recognizing November 20, 2026, as "Transgender Day of Remembrance" in Pennsylvania.

What is the status of HR674?

In committee as of October 23, 2026. Latest action: Referred to JUDICIARY, Oct. 23, 2026 (October 23, 2026).

Who sponsored HR674?

Nikki Rivera (D, 96), with 7 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HR674?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hr674