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Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation HB1770

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for sale or transfer of firearms and for Pennsylvania State Police.

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

Session: 2015-2016 Regular Session

Last Action: Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill dropped from calendar

Last Action Date: June 23, 2016

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'.

29 sponsors: Steven Santarsiero (D); Stephen McCarter (D); Madeleine Dean Cunnane (D); Robert Freeman (D); Michael Schlossberg (D); Dominic Costa (D); Curtis Thomas (D); Tina Davis (D); Donna Bullock (R); Mark Rozzi (D); Patty Kim (D); Duane Milne (R); Dan Frankel (D); Michael O'Brien (D); Daniel McNeill (D); Mark Cohen (D); Brian Sims (D); Edward Gainey (D); Eddie Pashinski (D); Brendan Boyle (D); Mary Daley (D); Leslie Acosta (D); Ed Neilson (D); Matthew Bradford (D); Leanne Krueger-Braneky (R); Timothy Briggs (D); Joanna McClinton (R); Maria Donatucci (D); Stephen Kinsey (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 14% (29 of 203)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 23, 2016 Reported with request to re-refer to RULES (142-48)
House Jun 23, 2016 Re-referred to RULES
House Jun 23, 2016 Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill dropped from calendar
House Jun 15, 2016 Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented
House Jan 12, 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

House Judiciary: To Table

House Judiciary: Re-refer Bill To Another Committee

House Floor: HB 1770 PN 2714, MOT ACCEPT COMM REPORT, SANTARSIERO

Link: link to state bill page

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