Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
This bill eliminates the PA Firearm Instant Background Check System (PICS) and transfers background check responsibility to the FBI National Instant Check System (NICS) as used by 36 other states.
Sponsor: Senator Bartolotta
Title: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for licenses, for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for firearm sales surcharge, for the Firearm Records Check Fund, for licensing of dealers and for administrative regulations.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for licenses, for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for firearm sales surcharge, for the Firearm Records Check Fund, for licensing of dealers and for administrative regulations.
Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: January 26, 2017
Link: http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2017&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=224
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16 sponsors: Camera Bartolotta (R); Guy Reschenthaler (R); Joseph Scarnati (R); Gene Yaw (R); Scott Hutchinson (R); Patrick Stefano (R); Kim Ward (R); John Yudichak (D); Scott Wagner (R); Giovanni DiSanto (R); Elder Vogel (R); Donald White (R); Richard Alloway (R); Robert Mensch (R); John Eichelberger (R); Mario Scavello (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Jan 26, 2017 | 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