Pennsylvania HB 1215: An Act amending the act of January 17, 1968 (P.L.11, No.5), known as The Minimum Wage Act of 1968, further providing for definitions and for minimum wages; providing for gratuities; further providing for enforcement and rules and regulations, for penalties and for civil actions; repealing provisions relating to preemption; and providing for taxpayer savings and reinvestment.

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PRINTER'S NO. 1363
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1215
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY SOLOMON, MEHAFFIE, MADSEN, VENKAT, PROBST,
NEILSON, WARREN, KENYATTA, FREEMAN, OTTEN AND GREEN,
APRIL 15, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, APRIL 15, 2025
AN ACT
Providing for the establishment, conduct and composition of the
Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission, for
adoption of congressional district maps, for prioritized
redistricting criteria, for failure to adopt final
congressional district map and for judicial review.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. Preliminary Provisions
Section 101. Short title.
Section 102. Definitions.
Chapter 3. Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission
Section 301. Establishment and conduct of commission.
Section 302. Composition of commission.
Section 303. Application process.
Section 304. Qualifications and terms of commissioners.
Section 305. Selection and appointment of commissioners.
Section 306. Removal of commissioners and vacancies.
Section 307. Actions by commission.
Section 308. Adoption of congressional district maps.
Section 309. Prioritized redistricting criteria.
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Section 310. Failure to adopt final congressional district map.
Section 311. Judicial review.
Section 312. Funding of commission.
Chapter 21. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 2101. Severability.
Section 2102. Effective date.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
CHAPTER 1
PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Section 101. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Fair
Congressional Redistricting Act.
Section 102. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Application." An application for a position as a
commissioner on the Independent Congressional Redistricting
Commission.
"Commission." The Independent Congressional Redistricting
Commission established under section 301(a).
"Secretary." The Secretary of the Commonwealth.
CHAPTER 3
INDEPENDENT CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING COMMISSION
Section 301. Establishment and conduct of commission.
(a) Establishment.--In each year ending in zero, an
Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission shall be
established for the purpose of drawing the congressional
district maps for this Commonwealth.
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(b) Conduct.--The commission shall be convened no later than
May 1 in each year ending in one. The commission shall have the
following duties:
(1) Conduct an open and transparent process enabling
full public consideration of and comment on the drawing of
congressional district maps.
(2) Draw congressional district maps according to the
redistricting criteria specified in this act.
(3) Conduct itself with integrity and fairness.
Section 302. Composition of commission.
(a) Composition.--The commission shall consist of the
following commissioners:
(1) Five commissioners who are registered with the
largest political party in this Commonwealth.
(2) Five commissioners who are registered with the
second-largest political party in this Commonwealth.
(3) Five commissioners who are not registered with the
largest political party or second-largest political party in
this Commonwealth.
(b) Diversity.--The commission as a whole shall reflect the
Commonwealth's geographic and demographic diversity, including
racial, ethnic and gender diversity, to the greatest extent
practicable.
Section 303. Application process.
(a) Administration.--The secretary shall administer an
application process for individuals seeking appointment to the
commission.
(b) Process.--
(1) The application period shall begin on November 15 in
each year ending in zero and end on January 15 in each year
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ending in one.
(2) The secretary shall design the application to obtain
all information necessary to determine each applicant's
qualifications, party registration, relevant experiences,
skills and commitments, including experiences with community
leadership, skills in strategic planning and commitments to
compromise and fairness. If the documentation submitted by an
applicant is insufficient to determine whether the applicant
is eligible to serve on the commission, the applicant shall
be deemed ineligible to serve on the commission.
(3) Beginning September 1 in each year ending in zero
and ending on January 15 in each year ending in one, the
secretary shall adequately provide public notice of the
application process, including the following:
(i) The application period, commissioner
qualifications and selection process in the 10 most
prominent print or online media outlets and in at least
one prominent print publication in each of the 67
counties in this Co