---
type: "Bill"
title: "An Act amending Title 38 (Holidays and Observances) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for holidays and observances."
description: "An Act amending Title 38 (Holidays and Observances) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for holidays and observances."
jurisdiction: "us/states/pa"
legislature: "Pennsylvania General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "SB 248"
citation: "Pennsylvania SB 248 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Phillips-Hill"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2021-11-17T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/682dd730-ab77-4b52-ba48-b1fd7ce679f2"
source_url: "http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=S&type=B&BN=248"
source_hash: "8084f781a95d393e1b1117d634aba4881ef00ec08b132634f316fd593a2dcecf"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-pa"]
---

# Pennsylvania SB 248 (2021-2022) — An Act amending Title 38 (Holidays and Observances) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for holidays and observances.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Printer's No. 0216** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0248&pn=0216)
2. **Printer's No. 1128** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0248&pn=1128)
3. **Printer's No. 1222** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&sessYr=2021&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0248&pn=1222)

## Votes

- Committee vote (RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **16–0** (pass) · upper
- FINAL PASSAGE — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- SB 248 PN 1222, Concur in House Amendments — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 248 PN 216, Final Passage — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- SB 248 PN 1128, 2021 A2550 — **200–0** (pass) · lower
- Committee vote (APPROPRIATIONS): Re-Reported as Committed — **24–0** (pass) · upper
- Committee vote (VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS): Reported as Committed — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Phillips-Hill — primary (person)
- Aument — cosponsor (person)
- Bartolotta — cosponsor (person)
- Brooks — cosponsor (person)
- Dush — cosponsor (person)
- J. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- K. Ward — cosponsor (person)
- Martin — cosponsor (person)
- Mastriano — cosponsor (person)
- Pittman — cosponsor (person)
- Robinson — cosponsor (person)
- Scavello — cosponsor (person)
- Schwank — cosponsor (person)
- Tartaglione — cosponsor (person)
- Yaw — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-18T05:00:00+00:00** PN 0216 Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** Reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-23T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Second consideration `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19T04:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20T04:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21T04:00:00+00:00** Referred to VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS `referral-committee`
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** PN 1128 Reported as amended `amendment-passage, committee-passage`
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** First consideration `reading-1`
- **2021-10-06T04:00:00+00:00** Laid on the table
- **2021-11-08T05:00:00+00:00** Removed from table
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** PN 1222 Second consideration, with amendments `reading-2`
- **2021-11-09T05:00:00+00:00** Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Third consideration and final passage `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS `referral-committee`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Re-reported on concurrence, as committed `committee-passage`
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Senate concurred in House amendments
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in Senate
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Signed in House
- **2021-11-10T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-11-17T05:00:00+00:00** Approved by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-11-17T05:00:00+00:00** Act No. 87 of 2021

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/682dd730-ab77-4b52-ba48-b1fd7ce679f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Pennsylvania legislature records).