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Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation HB2859

  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 and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition; in community and municipal courts, further providing for masters; and providing for 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 and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition; in community and municipal courts, further providing for masters; and providing for extreme risk protection orders.

Session: 2021-2022 Regular Session

Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY

Last Action Date: September 29, 2022

Sponsors

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18 sponsors: Michael Zabel (D); Maureen Madden (D); Robert Freeman (D); Stephen Kinsey (D); Tina Davis (D); Michael Schlossberg (D); Nancy Guenst (D); Joseph Hohenstein (D); Stephen Samuelson (D); Carol Hill-Evans (D); David Delloso (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Kristine Howard (D); Isabella Fitzgerald (D); Emily Kinkead (D); Sara Innamorato (D); Joseph Ciresi (D); Steven Malagari (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (18 of 203)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Sep 29, 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

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