Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation SB501
Legislation Overview
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms and providing for relinquishment of firearms and firearm licenses by convicted persons and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition; in criminal history record information, further providing for order for limited access; and, in protection from abuse, further providing for definitions, for commencement of proceedings, for hearings, for relief, for return of relinquished firearms, other weapons and ammunition and additional relief, for relinquishment for consignment sale, lawful transfer or safekeeping and for relinquishment to third party for safekeeping.
Description: An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic Relations) 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 providing for relinquishment of firearms and firearm licenses by convicted persons and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition; in criminal history record information, further providing for order for limited access; and, in protection from abuse, further providing for definitions, for commencement of proceedings, for hearings, for relief, for return of relinquished firearms, other weapons and ammunition and additional relief, for relinquishment for consignment sale, lawful transfer or safekeeping and for relinquishment to third party for safekeeping.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: March 26, 2018
Sponsors
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18 sponsors: Thomas Killion (R); Jay Costa (D); Andrew Dinniman (D); Lawrence Farnese (D); Arthur Haywood (D); Vincent Hughes (D); Daylin Leach (D); Thomas McGarrigle (R); Charles McIlhinney (R); John Sabatina (D); Judy Schwank (D); Sharif Street (D); Robert Tomlinson (R); Anthony Williams (D); John Blake (D); Wayne Fontana (D); Christine Tartaglione (D); Mario Scavello (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 36% (18 of 50)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Mar 26, 2018 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2018 | Third consideration and final passage (50-0) |
| House | Mar 21, 2018 | In the House |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2018 | Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2018 | Second consideration |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2018 | Re-reported as committed |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2018 | First consideration |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2018 | Reported as amended |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2017 | 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
Senate Judiciary: Reported as Amended
Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed
Senate Floor: SB 501 PN 1551, FINAL PASSAGE
Link: link to state bill page
