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 HB287
Mandatory sentences and firearms.
Sponsor: Todd Stephens
Legislation Overview
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms; and, in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses.
Subject:
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, in sentencing, further providing for sentences for second and subsequent offenses.
Session: 2013-2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: January 24, 2013
Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2013&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=287
Sponsors
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38 sponsors: Stephens, Todd; Brown, Rosemary M.; Caltagirone, Thomas R.; Carroll, Mike; Costa, Dom; Deasy, Daniel J.; DeLuca, Anthony M.; Fabrizio, Florindo J.; Farry, Frank A.; Gibbons, Jaret; Gingrich, Mauree; Godshall, Robert W.; Grove, Seth M.; Hess, Dick L.; Kampf, Warren; Kortz, II, William C.; Marshall, Jim; Marsico, Ron; Matzie, Robert F.; Miller, Ron; Milne, Duane; Murt, Thomas P.; Neilson, Ed; O'Brien, Michael H.; Readshaw, Harry; Sabatina, Jr., John P.; Santarsiero, Steven J.; Simmons, Justin J.; Swanger, RoseMarie; Thomas, W. Curtis; Marcy Toepel; Truitt, Dan; Vereb, Mike; Watson, Katharine M.; Grell, Glen R.; Parker, Cherelle L.; Goodman, Neal; Hackett, Joseph T.
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 24, 2013 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
Votes
There have not been any votes on this bill
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