An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition; and, in preemptions, providing for regulation of firearms and ammunition.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Nov 2021
Senate Passage
Nov 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2021
Last action Nov 10, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Nov 9, 2021
How they voted
29–19
Passed
Total votes 48
Nov 9, 2021
D
Democratic21
90% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican26
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Nov 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to JUDICIARY
lower
Nov 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
upper
Nov 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Re-reported as committed
upper
Nov 8, 2021
Committee
Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS
upper
Oct 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
PN 1164 Reported as amended
upper
Mar 18, 2021
Committee
PN 0454 Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT
upper
1 primary · 21 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Wayne Langerholc
RRepublican
Co
Bob Mensch
RRepublican
Co
Camera Bartolotta
RRepublican
Co
Dave Argall
RRepublican
Co
Devlin Robinson
RRepublican
Co
Doug Mastriano
RRepublican
Co
Elder Vogel
RRepublican
Co
Gene Yaw
RRepublican
Co
Jake Corman
RRepublican
Co
Jim Brewster
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Pittman
RRepublican
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