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Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation HB690

  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 firearms not to be carried without a license and for licenses, providing for firearm eligibility license, for application for firearm eligibility license, for fee and qualification, for investigations and training course and for issuance and terms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for proof of license and exception and for administrative regulations; and making editorial changes.

Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations) and 34 (Game) 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 firearms not to be carried without a license and for licenses, providing for firearm eligibility license, for application for firearm eligibility license, for fee and qualification, for investigations and training course and for issuance and terms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for proof of license and exception and for administrative regulations; and making editorial changes.

Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session

Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY

Last Action Date: March 24, 2023

Sponsors

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22 sponsors: Emily Kinkead (D); Dan Frankel (D); Abigail Salisbury (D); Maureen Madden (D); Carol Hill-Evans (D); Michael Schlossberg (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Christopher Rabb (D); Tarah Probst (D); Tarik Khan (D); Darisha Parker (D); Melissa Cerrato (D); Danielle Otten (D); Joseph Hohenstein (D); Mary Jo Daley (D); Benjamin Waxman (D); Stephen Kinsey (D); Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D); Peter Schweyer (D); John Galloway (D); Kyle Donahue (D); Roni Green (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 11% (22 of 203)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Mar 24, 2023 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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