Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This legislation increases the punishment for 'unsworn falsification' on forms when purchasing firearms. Making a mistake on these complicated firearms sale forms is common and is currently unfairly applied.
Title: In falsification and intimidation, further providing for the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities; and, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licenses and for sale or transfer of firearms.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and intimidation, further providing for the offense of unsworn falsification to authorities; and, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for licenses and for sale or transfer of firearms.
Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: March 5, 2019
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11 sponsors: Lawrence Farnese (D); Vincent Hughes (D); Steven Santarsiero (D); Thomas Killion (R); Jay Costa (D); John Blake (D); Lindsey Williams (D); Christine Tartaglione (D); Arthur Haywood (D); Timothy Kearney (D); Anthony Williams (D)
Chamber | Date | Action |
Senate | Mar 5, 2019 | 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