Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Mental health bill and guns. This language is rated as violative of the rights of the mentally ill and missing important constitutional safeguards. Could be amended to be beneficial later in the session.
Sponsor: Matt Smith
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms and for Pennsylvania State Police; and requiring mental health data to be transmitted.
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 and for Pennsylvania State Police; and requiring mental health data to be transmitted.
Session: 2013-2014 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: June 27, 2013
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12 sponsors: Smith, Matt; Teplitz, Rob; Washington, Leanna M.; Fontana, Wayne D.; Costa, Jay; Hughes, Vincent J.; Timothy J. Solobay; Tartaglione, Christine M.; Boscola, Lisa M.; Leach, Daylin; Stack, Michael J.; Anthony Williams
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Jun 27, 2013 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
Type | Date | State Link | Text |
Introduced | not available | state bill text | bill text |
There have not been any votes on this bill