PA HB2248

Designates May 20 as "Jimmy Stewart Day" in Pennsylvania, honoring the actor born on that date in 1908 in Indiana, Pennsylvania

Recognition is ceremonial only—employers are not required to treat the day as a legal holiday or provide paid leave

Legislative findings highlight Stewart's Pennsylvania roots, including education at Mercersburg Academy and his career spanning nearly 50 years in film

Notes Stewart's military service in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, where he commanded a bomber squadron and received the Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross

References Stewart's major honors including the 1940 Academy Award for "The Philadelphia Story," 1985 Honorary Academy Award, and 1985 Presidential Medal of Freedom