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PA HB1288
PA HB1288In firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for report of theft or loss of firearm.
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Introduced
04/25/2019
04/25/2019
In Committee
04/25/2019
04/25/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
2019-2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for report of theft or loss of firearm.
AI Summary
This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to require the owner or other lawful possessor of a firearm to report the theft or loss of the firearm to the municipal police or the Pennsylvania State Police within 72 hours of discovering the theft or loss. The bill outlines the specific information that must be provided in the report, and requires law enforcement agencies to share the information with the Pennsylvania State Police, which will then coordinate law enforcement efforts to locate the missing firearm. The bill also provides for the return of a recovered firearm to its lawful owner and establishes penalties for failure to report the theft or loss, ranging from a summary offense for a first offense to a misdemeanor of the first degree for third or subsequent offenses.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (39)
Ben Sanchez (D)*,
Tim Briggs (D),
Danilo Burgos (D),
Thomas Caltagirone (D),
Joe Ciresi (D),
Carolyn Comitta (D),
Mary Jo Daley (D),
Tina Davis (D),
Dave Delloso (D),
Isabella Fitzgerald (D),
Edward Gainey (D),
Jordan Harris (D),
Sara Innamorato (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Malcolm Kenyatta (D),
Stephen Kinsey (D),
Leanne Krueger (D),
Summer Lee (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Steve Malagari (D),
Joanna McClinton (D),
Jeanne McNeill (D),
Thomas Murt (R),
Ed Neilson (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
Chris Rabb (D),
Adam Ravenstahl (D),
James Roebuck (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Pete Schweyer (D),
Melissa Shusterman (D),
Brian Sims (D),
Jared Solomon (D),
Mike Sturla (D),
Greg Vitali (D),
Perry Warren (D),
Dan Williams (D),
Michael Zabel (D),
Last Action
Referred to JUDICIARY (on 04/25/2019)
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1288 | 04/18/2019 |
| Bill | http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1288&pn=1556 | 04/26/2019 |
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