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PRINTER'S NO. 1678
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No. 303
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY MARTIN, PHILLIPS-HILL, KEEFER, HUGHES, BAKER,
BROOKS, BROWN, COMITTA, COSTA, CULVER, FARRY, FONTANA,
HAYWOOD, KANE, LANGERHOLC, LAUGHLIN, MASTRIANO, PICOZZI,
ROBINSON, ROTHMAN, STEFANO, TARTAGLIONE, VOGEL AND J. WARD,
MAY 4, 2026
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MAY 4, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of May 10 through 16, 2026, as "National
Police Week" and designating May 4, 2026, as "Police
Officers' Memorial Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Since the beginning of law enforcement within this
Commonwealth, hundreds of police officers have made the ultimate
sacrifice while in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, The Senate recognizes five brave law enforcement
officers who died in the line of duty in 2025, including
Patrolman Andrew Duarte of the West York Borough Police
Department, End of Watch February 22, 2025; Detective Mark Baker
of the Northern York County Regional Police Department, End of
Watch September 17, 2025; Detective Sergeant Cody Becker of the
Northern York County Regional Police Department, End of Watch
September 17, 2025; Detective Isaiah Emenheiser of the Northern
York County Regional Police Department, End of Watch September
17, 2025; and Officer Andy Chan of the Philadelphia Police
Department, End of Watch December 2, 2025; and
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WHEREAS, We reflect on the sacrifices of these officers and
the families that they left behind; and
WHEREAS, The brave men and women of law enforcement are some
of the most selfless public servants this country has ever seen;
and
WHEREAS, This observance has been held annually since 1962,
when President John F. Kennedy signed Proclamation 3466, "Police
Week" and "Peace Officers Memorial Day," on April 10, 1962; and
WHEREAS, Across the United States, an annual memorial service
to honor and remember law enforcement line-of-duty deaths has
been held since 1982; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of May 10
through 16, 2026, as "National Police Week" and designate May 4,
2026, as "Police Officers' Memorial Day" in Pennsylvania; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate honor the memory of the hundreds of
police officers who have given their lives in the line of duty
in this Commonwealth.
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