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Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation HB2227

  this is an anti-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; in community and municipal courts, further providing for masters; and adding provisions relating to extreme risk protection orders.

Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) 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; in community and municipal courts, further providing for masters; and adding provisions relating to extreme risk protection orders.

Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Removed from table

Last Action Date: September 24, 2018

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'.

31 sponsors: Todd Stephens (R); Alexander Charlton (R); Anita Kulik (D); Michael Schlossberg (D); Madeleine Dean Cunnane (D); Dan Frankel (D); Michael Sturla (D); Rosita Youngblood (D); Carol Hill-Evans (D); Thomas Murt (R); Kate Harper (R); Ron Marsico (R); Katharine Watson (R); Ed Neilson (D); Thomas Caltagirone (D); Eric Roe (R); Garth Everett (R); Tarah Toohil (R); Carolyn Comitta (D); Warren Kampf (R); Dominic Costa (D); Mary Jo Daley (D); Michael Corr (R); Timothy Briggs (D); Jared Solomon (D); Christopher Rabb (D); Jeanne McNeill (D); Adam Ravenstahl (D); Helen Tai (D); Tina Davis (D); Mark Rozzi (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 15% (31 of 203)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Sep 24, 2018 Removed from table
House Sep 12, 2018 Re-reported as committed
House Sep 12, 2018 Laid on the table
House Jun 19, 2018 Re-committed to RULES
House Jun 19, 2018 Reported as amended
House Jun 19, 2018 First consideration
House Apr 16, 2018 Referred to JUDICIARY
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended not available state link bill 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
06/19/2018 24 3 0 0 Yes
  • Barbin, Bryan (D) Nay
  • Bizzarro, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Bloom, Stephen (R) Yea
  • Briggs, Timothy (D) Yea
  • Corbin, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Costa, Dominic (D) Yea
  • Davis, Tina (D) Yea
  • Dawkins, Jason (D) Yea
  • Dean Cunnane, Madeleine (D) Yea
  • Delozier, Sheryl (R) Yea
  • English, Harold (R) Yea
  • Everett, Garth (R) Yea
  • Jozwiak, Barry (R) Yea
  • Klunk, Kate (R) Yea
  • Knowles, Jerome (R) Yea
  • Marsico, Ron (R) Yea
  • McClinton, Joanna (D) Yea
  • Miller, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Mullery, Gerald (D) Yea
  • Nesbit, Tedd (R) Yea
  • Petrarca, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Saccone, Richard (R) Yea
  • Schemel, Paul (R) Nay
  • Stephens, Todd (R) Yea
  • Toohil, Tarah (R) Yea
  • Topper, Jesse (R) Yea
  • White, Martina (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
06/19/2018 18 9 0 0 Yes
  • Barbin, Bryan (D) Nay
  • Bizzarro, Ryan (D) Yea
  • Bloom, Stephen (R) Nay
  • Briggs, Timothy (D) Yea
  • Corbin, Rebecca (R) Yea
  • Costa, Dominic (D) Yea
  • Davis, Tina (D) Yea
  • Dawkins, Jason (D) Yea
  • Dean Cunnane, Madeleine (D) Yea
  • Delozier, Sheryl (R) Yea
  • English, Harold (R) Yea
  • Everett, Garth (R) Yea
  • Jozwiak, Barry (R) Yea
  • Klunk, Kate (R) Nay
  • Knowles, Jerome (R) Nay
  • Marsico, Ron (R) Yea
  • McClinton, Joanna (D) Yea
  • Miller, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Mullery, Gerald (D) Yea
  • Nesbit, Tedd (R) Nay
  • Petrarca, Joseph (D) Nay
  • Saccone, Richard (R) Nay
  • Schemel, Paul (R) Nay
  • Stephens, Todd (R) Yea
  • Toohil, Tarah (R) Yea
  • Topper, Jesse (R) Nay
  • White, Martina (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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