Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation specifies that anyone involuntarily detained for a mental health examination (302) has 48 hours to relinquish firearms under their control.
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licenses and for Pennsylvania State Police.
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, for licenses and for Pennsylvania State Police.
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: December 17, 2019
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2 sponsors: Robert Kauffman (R); William Kortz (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
House | Dec 17, 2019 | Removed from table |
House | Dec 17, 2019 | Laid on the table |
House | Sep 24, 2019 | Reported as amended |
House | Sep 24, 2019 | First consideration |
House | Sep 24, 2019 | Laid on the table |
House | Sep 18, 2019 | 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: Report Bill As Amended | 09/24/2019 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | |||
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House Judiciary: Adopt Amendment A02902 | 09/24/2019 | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | |||
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