
PA Bill Number: HB1822
Title: Providing for protection of personal data of certain public servants; imposing duties on data brokers regarding personal data; and providing for ...
Description: Providing for protection of personal data of certain public servants; imposing duties on data brokers regarding personal data; and providing for ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Aug 26, 2025


Proposed Pennsylvania Senate Legislation SB224


This bill eliminates the PA Firearm Instant Background Check System (PICS) and transfers background check responsibility to the FBI National Instant Check System (NICS) as used by 36 other states.
Sponsor: Senator Bartolotta
Legislation Overview
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for licenses, for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for firearm sales surcharge, for the Firearm Records Check Fund, for licensing of dealers and for administrative regulations.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for licenses, for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for firearm sales surcharge, for the Firearm Records Check Fund, for licensing of dealers and for administrative regulations.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: January 26, 2017
Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=224
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: Camera Bartolotta (R); Guy Reschenthaler (R); Joseph Scarnati (R); Gene Yaw (R); Scott Hutchinson (R); Patrick Stefano (R); Kim Ward (R); John Yudichak (D); Scott Wagner (R); Giovanni DiSanto (R); Elder Vogel (R); Donald White (R); Richard Alloway (R); Robert Mensch (R); John Eichelberger (R); Mario Scavello (R)
History
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Jan 26, 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
Comments On This Bill
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