Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Removing the burden on the courts to provide safe storage for firearms while still requiring you to not bring firearms into the courtroom.
Title: In inchoate crimes, further providing for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility.
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Re-committed to RULES
Last Action Date: September 22, 2023
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20 sponsors: Melissa Shusterman (D); Michael Schlossberg (D); Tarah Probst (D); Gregory Vitali (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Arvind Venkat (D); Maureen Madden (D); Joseph Ciresi (D); Elizabeth Fiedler (D); Michael Sturla (D); Robert Freeman (D); Emily Kinkead (D); Dan Frankel (D); Danielle Otten (D); Peter Schweyer (D); Lisa Borowski (D); Nancy Guenst (D); Perry Warren (D); Stephen Kinsey (D); Timothy Briggs (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Sep 22, 2023 | Re-committed to RULES |
House | Sep 22, 2023 | Re-reported as committed |
House | Sep 22, 2023 | Laid on the table |
House | Sep 22, 2023 | Removed from table |
House | Jun 7, 2023 | Reported as amended |
House | Jun 7, 2023 | First consideration |
House | Jun 7, 2023 | Re-committed to RULES |
House | Apr 17, 2023 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Amended | not available | state bill text | bill text |
Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | Absent | Passed | Rating | Comments | |
House Judiciary: Adopt Amendment A00738 | 06/7/2023 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | Pro-gun legislators stripped teeth from the bill by reducing to a summary offense but still eliminated court responsibilities to provide lockup. | ||
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House Judiciary: Report Bill As Amended | 06/7/2023 | 12 | 9 | 0 | Yes | |||
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