Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation SB1182
Legislation Overview
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, providing for relinquishment of firearms and firearm licenses by convicted persons, further providing for firearms not to be carried without a license and for loans on, or lending or giving firearms prohibited; and, in protection from abuse, further providing for definitions, for commencement of proceedings, for hearings, for relief, for return of relinquished firearms, other weapons and ammunition and additional relief and for relinquishment for consignment sale, lawful transfer or safekeeping; and repealing provisions relating to relinquishment to third party for safekeeping.
Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) 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, providing for relinquishment of firearms and firearm licenses by convicted persons, further providing for firearms not to be carried without a license and for loans on, or lending or giving firearms prohibited; and, in protection from abuse, further providing for definitions, for commencement of proceedings, for hearings, for relief, for return of relinquished firearms, other weapons and ammunition and additional relief and for relinquishment for consignment sale, lawful transfer or safekeeping; and repealing provisions relating to relinquishment to third party for safekeeping.
Session: 2015-2016 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: June 22, 2016
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: Patricia Vance (R); Vincent Hughes (D); Shirley Kitchen (D); Jay Costa (D); Andrew Dinniman (D); Sean Wiley (D); Arthur Haywood (D); Daylin Leach (D); Thomas McGarrigle (R); Lawrence Farnese (D); Charles McIlhinney (R); Judy Schwank (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 24% (12 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 22, 2016 | 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
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
