Bill > HB737

This bill amends Pennsylvania's Crimes and Offenses law to prohibit the possession of firearms at polling places during elections. The bill creates a new offense for knowingly possessing a firearm in a polling place, with exceptions for law enforcement officials performing official duties. The offense is graded as a misdemeanor, with more severe penalties for possessing a firearm with the intent to commit a crime or using a firearm in the commission of a crime at a polling place. 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.