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Introduced
07/22/2019
07/22/2019
In Committee
07/22/2019
07/22/2019
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 inchoate crimes, prohibiting the possession of firearm at polling place.
AI Summary
This bill amends Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to prohibit the possession of firearms at polling places during elections. The bill makes it a misdemeanor offense to knowingly possess a firearm in a polling place, with exceptions for law enforcement and government officials performing official duties. The bill also requires polling places to post notice of these provisions, and provides that a person cannot be convicted if the polling place fails to meet the notice requirements.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (26)
Mary Jo Daley (D)*,
Thomas Caltagirone (D),
Morgan Cephas (D),
Maria Donatucci (D),
Isabella Fitzgerald (D),
Dan Frankel (D),
Bob Freeman (D),
Mary Isaacson (D),
Stephen Kinsey (D),
Maureen Madden (D),
Stephen McCarter (D),
Joanna McClinton (D),
Ed Neilson (D),
Jenn O'Mara (D),
Danielle Otten (D),
James Roebuck (D),
Ben Sanchez (D),
Mike Schlossberg (D),
Pete Schweyer (D),
Melissa Shusterman (D),
Mike Sturla (D),
Wendy Ullman (D),
Perry Warren (D),
Joseph Webster (D),
Dan Williams (D),
Rosita Youngblood (D),
Last Action
Referred to JUDICIARY (on 07/22/2019)
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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=1725 | 07/17/2019 |
| Bill | http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2019&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=B&billNbr=1725&pn=2317 | 07/23/2019 |
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