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Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation HB1837

  this is an pro-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms.

Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms.

Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Laid on the table

Last Action Date: December 17, 2019

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

3 sponsors: Natalie Mihalek (R); Steven Malagari (D); William Kortz (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 1% (3 of 203)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Dec 17, 2019 Removed from table
House Dec 17, 2019 Laid on the table
House Sep 24, 2019 Reported as committed
House Sep 24, 2019 First consideration
House Sep 24, 2019 Laid on the table
House Sep 18, 2019 Referred to JUDICIARY
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced not available state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
09/24/2019 25 0 0 0 Yes
  • Bizzarro, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Briggs, Timothy (D) Yea
  • Davis, Tina (D) Yea
  • Dawkins, Jason (D) Yea
  • Delozier, Sheryl (R) Yea
  • Dowling, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Ecker, Torren (R) Yea
  • Hershey, Johnathan (R) Yea
  • Jozwiak, Barry (R) Yea
  • Kauffman, Robert (R) Yea
  • Klunk, Kate (R) Yea
  • Knowles, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Lee, Summer (D) Yea
  • Mihalek Stuck, Natalie (R) Yea
  • Miller, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Mullery, Gerald (D) Yea
  • Nesbit, Tedd (R) Yea
  • Rabb, Christopher (D) Yea
  • Schemel, Paul (R) Yea
  • Shusterman, Melissa (D) Yea
  • Stephens, Todd (R) Yea
  • Toohil, Tarah (R) Yea
  • Topper, Jesse (R) Yea
  • Walsh, Justin (R) Yea
  • Zabel, Michael (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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