Pennsylvania Senate Bill 48

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-01-19 - Referred to JUDICIARY
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons and for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility; in assault, further providing for assault of law enforcement officer and for discharge of firearm into an occupied structure; in theft and related offenses, further providing for definitions; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for prohibiting of paramilitary training; in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license and for prohibited conduct during emergency, providing for 3-D printed firearms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for firearm sales surcharge, for registration of firearms, for licensing of dealers and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition.

In general provisions, further providing for definitions; in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons and for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility; in assault, further providing for assault of law enforcement officer and for discharge of firearm into an occupied structure; in theft and related offenses, further providing for definitions; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for prohibiting of paramilitary training; in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license and for prohibited conduct during emergency, providing for 3-D printed firearms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for firearm sales surcharge, for registration of firearms, for licensing of dealers and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition.

Sen. Vincent Hughes [D]	Sen. Wayne Fontana [D]	Sen. Arthur Haywood [D]	Sen. Timothy Kearney [D]
Sen. Sharif Street [D]	Sen. John Kane [D]	Sen. Judy Schwank [D]	Sen. Jimmy Dillon [D]
Sen. Jay Costa [D]	Sen. Amanda Cappelletti [D]	Sen. Christine Tartaglione [D]	Sen. Carolyn Comitta [D]
Sen. Maria Collett [D]	Sen. Steven Santarsiero [D]	Sen. Katie Muth [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-19	Senate	Referred to JUDICIARY

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2023&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=48
Text	https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2023&sessInd=0&billBody=S&billTyp=B&billNbr=0048&pn=0094