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. ...
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Last Action Date: Mar 8, 2025
Proposed Pennsylvania Senate Legislation SB867
This legislation would direct state funds to study gun violence under the premise that we don't study guns and violence now. This is patently false and sets the stage for MORE biased research.
Legislation Overview
Title: Providing for the establishment and funding of a center to conduct research on gun violence in this Commonwealth.
Subject:
Description: An Act providing for the establishment and funding of a center to conduct research on gun violence in this Commonwealth.
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT
Last Action Date: September 30, 2019
Sponsors
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11 sponsors: Vincent Hughes (D); Lawrence Farnese (D); Arthur Haywood (D); Wayne Fontana (D); Sharif Street (D); Daylin Leach (D); Steven Santarsiero (D); Christine Tartaglione (D); Timothy Kearney (D); Katie Muth (D); Jay Costa (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Sep 30, 2019 | Referred to STATE GOVERNMENT |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
Votes
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