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 Senate Legislation SB115
Expands the categories of lifelong denial of the right to own firearms.
Sponsor: Senator Hughes
Legislation Overview
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) 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.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: January 20, 2017
Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=115
Sponsors
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4 sponsors: Vincent Hughes (D); Lawrence Farnese (D); Arthur Haywood (D); Sharif Street (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 20, 2017 | 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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