PA Bill Number: HB837
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for limit on handgun purchases; and establishing the Violence Prevention Account.
Description: In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for limit on handgun purchases; and establishing the Violence Prevention Account. ...
Last Action:
Last Action Date: Mar 8, 2025
Proposed Pennsylvania House Legislation HB1812
Eviscerates recently passed Castle Doctrine protections and is anti-self-defense.
Sponsor: Ron Waters
Legislation Overview
Title: In general principles of justification, further providing for definitions, for use of force in self-protection, for use of force for the protection of property and for use of force by persons with special responsibility for care, discipline or safety of others.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general principles of justification, further providing for definitions, for use of force in self-protection, for use of force for the protection of property and for use of force by persons with special responsibility for care, discipline or safety of others.
Session: 2013-2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: October 29, 2013
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: Waters, Ronald G.; Bishop, Louise Williams; Youngblood, Rosita C.; Brownlee, Michelle F.; Davidson, Margo L.; Vitali, Greg; Gainey, Ed; Daley, Mary Jo; Frankel, Dan; Thomas, W. Curtis; Brown, Vanessa Lowery; Kirkland, Thaddeus
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Oct 29, 2013 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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