Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation SB1253
Legislation Overview
Title: In inchoate crimes, further providing for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility; in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license, for prohibited conduct during emergency and for licenses, providing for firearm eligibility license, for application for firearm eligibility license, for fee and qualification, for investigations and training course and for issuance and terms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for loans on, or lending or giving firearms prohibited, for proof of license and exception and for administrative regulations; in protection from abuse, further providing for relief; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for cooperation after lawfully killing big game; and, in protection of property and persons, further providing for possession of firearm for protection of self or others.
Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility; in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license, for prohibited conduct during emergency and for licenses, providing for firearm eligibility license, for application for firearm eligibility license, for fee and qualification, for investigations and training course and for issuance and terms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for loans on, or lending or giving firearms prohibited, for proof of license and exception and for administrative regulations; in protection from abuse, further providing for relief; in hunting and furtaking, further providing for cooperation after lawfully killing big game; and, in protection of property and persons, further providing for possession of firearm for protection of self or others.
Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: June 1, 2022
Sponsors
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9 sponsors: Arthur Haywood (D); Maria Collett (D); Wayne Fontana (D); Nikil Saval (D); John Kane (D); Amanda Cappelletti (D); Jay Costa (D); Katie Muth (D); Jimmy Dillon (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 18% (9 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 1, 2022 | 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
