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Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation HB1538

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition; and, in general provisions, further providing for limitation on municipal powers.

Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition; and, in general provisions, further providing for limitation on municipal powers.

Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session

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

Last Action Date: June 13, 2022

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'.

34 sponsors: Dan Frankel (D); Malcolm Kenyatta (D); Michael Schlossberg (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Summer Lee (D); Napoleon Nelson (D); Mary Isaacson (D); Michael Zabel (D); Austin Davis (D); David Delloso (D); Brian Sims (D); Joseph Hohenstein (D); Danielle Otten (D); Jeanne McNeill (D); Melissa Shusterman (D); Tina Davis (D); Mary Jo Daley (D); Isabella Fitzgerald (D); Donna Bullock (D); Mark Rozzi (D); Stephen Kinsey (D); Peter Schweyer (D); Sara Innamorato (D); Dianne Herrin (D); Michael Driscoll (D); Rick Krajewski (D); Gregory Vitali (D); Jessica Benham (D); Maureen Madden (D); Michael Sturla (D); Kyle Mullins (D); Dan Williams (D); Stephen Samuelson (D); Kristine Howard (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 17% (34 of 203)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 13, 2022 Reported with request to re-refer to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
House Jun 13, 2022 Re-referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
House Jun 13, 2022 Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill dropped from calendar
House May 25, 2022 Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented
House Jun 3, 2021 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
06/13/2022 19 5 1 0 Yes
  • Bonner, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Briggs, Timothy (D) Yea
  • Dawkins, Jason (D) Yea
  • Dowling, Matthew (R) NV
  • Ecker, Torren (R) Yea
  • Frances Hanbidge, Laura (D) Yea
  • Hershey, Johnathan (R) Yea
  • Hohenstein, Joseph (D) Yea
  • Jozwiak, Barry (R) Yea
  • Kail, Joshua (R) Yea
  • Kauffman, Robert (R) Yea
  • Kinkead, Emily (D) Nay
  • Klunk, Kate (R) Yea
  • Knowles, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Lee, Summer (D) Nay
  • Lewis, Andrew (R) Yea
  • Mihalek Stuck, Natalie (R) Yea
  • Millard, David (R) Yea
  • Rabb, Christopher (D) Nay
  • Rigby, James (R) Yea
  • Schemel, Paul (R) Yea
  • Shusterman, Melissa (D) Nay
  • Solomon, Jared (D) Yea
  • Stephens, Todd (R) Yea
  • Zabel, Michael (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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