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Committee approves Philadelphia Orchestra Day and recognizes Haitian Independence Day
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Summary
The House Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development committee approved two nonbinding resolutions: House Resolution 380 designating 11/16/2025 as Philadelphia Orchestra Day (record read as recognizing the orchestra’s anniversary) and House Resolution 381 designating 01/01/2026 as Haitian Independence Day; HR 380 passed 25–1 and HR 381 passed 17–9.
The House Tourism, Recreation and Economic Development committee voted on two ceremonial resolutions and approved both.
House Resolution 380, read into the record as designating Nov. 16, 2025, as Philadelphia Orchestra Day and recognizing the orchestra’s anniversary as stated in the resolution text, passed on a roll call the chair announced as 25 to 1. Committee staff opened the roll and members recorded their votes or voting-by-designation responses before the chair announced the result.
House Resolution 381, recognizing Jan. 1, 2026, as Haitian Independence Day in Pennsylvania, was sponsored publicly by Representative Belmont, who described Haiti’s revolution and its historical resonance for Black Philadelphians and broader liberation movements. After roll call, the chair announced the resolution passed 17 to 9.
Neither roll call on the transcript shows a recorded formal mover or seconder for the motions; votes were captured as individual responses during roll call. Committee leadership thanked the resolutions’ sponsors and closed the voting portion of the meeting before moving immediately into an informational hearing.
What happens next: both items are ceremonial, and the transcript records committee approval but does not list further legislative steps or related committee referrals on the record.
