Pennsylvania SB1024 amends assault laws to define ethnic hate-based intimidation and provides civil rights protections.

Pennsylvania SB1024 amends the state's Crimes and Offenses and Judiciary and Judicial Procedure laws. It defines ethnic hate-based intimidation as committing a personal injury crime with malicious intention toward another's race, color, religion, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or disability. The bill also provides a right of action for individuals who suffer injury or property damage due to such intimidation, allowing them to seek damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, and injunctive relief.

Pennsylvania SB1024 amends assault laws to define ethnic hate-based intimidation and provides civil rights protections.

Pennsylvania SB1024 amends the state's Crimes and Offenses and Judiciary and Judicial Procedure laws. It defines ethnic hate-based intimidation as committing a personal injury crime with malicious intention toward another's race, color, religion, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or disability. The bill also provides a right of action for individuals who suffer injury or property damage due to such intimidation, allowing them to seek damages, punitive damages, attorney fees, and injunctive relief.