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Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation HB2291

  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 home rule and optional plan government, 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 home rule and optional plan government, further providing for limitation on municipal powers.

Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY

Last Action Date: February 18, 2020

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'.

20 sponsors: Carolyn Comitta (D); Robert Freeman (D); Dan Frankel (D); Melissa Shusterman (D); Mary Isaacson (D); Rosita Youngblood (D); Michael Zabel (D); Maureen Madden (D); Joseph Hohenstein (D); Donna Bullock (D); Wendy Ullman (D); Movita Johnson-Harrell (D); Christina Sappey (D); Tina Davis (D); Perry Warren (D); Danielle Otten (D); Patty Kim (D); Joseph Webster (D); Stephen Kinsey (D); Dan Williams (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 10% (20 of 203)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 18, 2020 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

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