Bill Watch

PAGR Position

Bill #

Sponsor 

Location

Description

SUPPORT - PAGR BILL

HB 454

Rep. Bernstine

House Judiciary

Constitutional Carry

SUPPORT

HB 483

Rep. Stambaugh

House Judiciary

Prohibits State Police from sharing firearm purchase information that happens in PA with any individual or entity - including federal government

OPPOSE

HB 498

Rep. Kazeem

House Judiciary

Allows Courts of Common Pleas to extend emergency Protections from Abuse that are issued "ex parte"

OPPOSE

HR 57

Rep. Kazeem

House Judiciary

Designates June 2025 as Gun Violence Awareness Month in Pennsylvania

OPPOSE

SB 37

Sen. Hughes

Senate Judiciary

Expands disqualifying criminal convictions

OPPOSE

SB 39

Sen. Hughes

Senate Judiciary

Prohibits guns in public recreation areas

OPPOSE

SB 42

Sen. Hughes

Senate Judiciary

3-D Gun Ban

OPPOSE

SB 43

Sen. Hughes

Senate Judiciary

"Ghost Gun" Ban

OPPOSE

SB 47

Sen. Hughes

Senate Judiciary

Imposes strict civil and criminal liability on anyone who sells, delivers, or transfers firearms that are then used in a crime or attempted crime

OPPOSE

SB 121

Sen. Hughes

Senate State Government

Creates the Pennsylvania Center for Gun Violence Research

OPPOSE

SB 122

Sen. Hughes

Senate Judiciary

Universal Background Checks

OPPOSE

SB 148

Sen. Hughes

Senate Judiciary

Requires Safety & Training Class for License to Carry

OPPOSE

SB 178

Sen. Costa

Senate Finance

Requires divestiture & imposes a prohibition on PSERS, PMRS, & State Treasurer from investing in certain firearms manufacturers

OPPOSE

SB 208

Sen. Cappelletti

Senate Judiciary

Imposes a 72 hour waiting period on firearm purchases

OPPOSE

SB 209

Sen. Cappelletti

Senate Judiciary

Imposes a liability insurance requirement for gun owners that want to carry

OPPOSE

SB 234

Sen. Farry

Senate Judiciary

Allows Courts of Common Pleas to extend emergency Protections from Abuse that are issued "ex parte"

SUPPORT

HB 548

Rep. Joshua Bashline

House Judiciary

Prevents local jurisdictions from imposing illegal ordinances that violate firearms preemption by allowing anyone who successfully sues an illegal firearm ordinance to be entitled to reimbursement from the jurisdiction for attorneys fees, costs, and any loss of income. Requires 60 day notice prior to a lawsuit so the locality has the chance to repeal the ordinance

SUPPORT

SB 242

Sen. Doug Mastriano

Senate Judiciary

Provides that any Federal action that attempts to register, restrict or ban a firearm or accessory or to limit, inhibit or regulate the ownership of magazines in the Commonwealth shall be unenforceable in the Commonwealth

OPPOSE

HB 568

Rep. Jared Solomon

House Judiciary

Establishes a Gun Violence Task Force

SUPPORT

SB 244

Sen. Doug Mastriano

Senate Judiciary

Provides that information in the Firearms License Validation System may not be provided to personnel in another state that has NOT entered into a reciprocity agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

SUPPORT

HB 582

Rep. Stephanie Borowicz

House Finance

Provides for a Sales and Use Tax Exemption on Firearms and Ammunition