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 SB1196
The Supreme Court of the United States has established prudent guidelines on law enforcement use of force guidelines and it is the role of the courts to determine justification of that force, not the legislature in a knee jerk reaction to singular instances of criminal applications of force.
Legislation Overview
Title: In general principles of justification, further providing for use of force in law enforcement.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general principles of justification, further providing for use of force in law enforcement.
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: June 22, 2020
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Arthur Haywood (D); Steven Santarsiero (D); Wayne Fontana (D); Lawrence Farnese (D); Vincent Hughes (D); Sharif Street (D); Timothy Kearney (D); Lisa Boscola (D); Anthony Williams (D); Jay Costa (D); Lindsey Williams (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jun 22, 2020 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
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