2023-2024 Regular Session • Pennsylvania Legislature
HB1018: In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition; in community and municipal courts, further providing for masters; adding provisions relating to extreme risk protection orders; imposing duties on the Office of Attorney General; and imposing penalties.
Legislative Summary
An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition; in community and municipal courts, further providing for masters; adding provisions relating to extreme risk protection orders; imposing duties on the Office of Attorney General; and imposing penalties.
Bill History
4/21/2023
Referred to JUDICIARY
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
Reported as committed
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
First consideration
House of Representatives
5/1/2023
Laid on the table
House of Representatives
5/2/2023
Removed from table
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Second consideration, with amendments
House of Representatives
5/3/2023
Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Re-reported as committed
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Constitutionality of 2nd Amendment of US Constitution Sustained (103-98)
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Constitutionality of Article 1 Sec. 21 of PA Constitution Sustained (103-98)
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
Third consideration and final passage (102-99)
House of Representatives
5/22/2023
In the Senate
Senate
6/2/2023
Referred to JUDICIARY
Senate
10/8/2024
Resolution to discharge committee from further consideration of this bill presented
Senate
Amendments
House Amendment A00453 (PN 0960)
House Amendment A00453 (PN 0960)
Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
House Floor: HB 1018 PN 1152, CONSTITUTIONALITY
5/22/2023
103
Yea
98
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 1018 PN 1152, CONSTITUTIONALITY
5/22/2023
103
Yea
98
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Appropriations: Re-report Bill As Committed
5/22/2023
22
Yea
15
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 1018 PN 1152, FINAL PASSAGE
5/22/2023
102
Yea
99
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Floor: HB 1018 PN 960, 2023 A453
5/3/2023
119
Yea
82
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Judiciary: Report Bill As Committed
4/26/2023
12
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(5/22/2023)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Democrat: 61
Primary Sponsor

Jennifer O'Mara
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (60)
Dan Frankel
Democrat
Nancy Guenst
Democrat
Christina Sappey
Democrat
Christopher Pielli
Democrat
Emily Kinkead
Democrat
Stephen Kinsey
Democrat
Joshua Siegel
Democrat
Liz Hanbidge
Democrat
Michael Schlossberg
Democrat
Maureen Madden
Democrat
Stephen Samuelson
Democrat
Ben Sanchez
Democrat
Melissa Shusterman
Democrat
Tarik Khan
Democrat
Kristine Howard
Democrat
Joseph Ciresi
Democrat
Rick Krajewski
Democrat
Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz
Democrat
Lisa Borowski
Democrat
Tarah Probst
Democrat
Timothy Brennan
Democrat
Arvind Venkat
Democrat
Christopher Rabb
Democrat
Elizabeth Fiedler
Democrat
Robert Freeman
Democrat
Brandon Markosek
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Carol Hill-Evans
Democrat
Daniel Deasy
Democrat
Benjamin Waxman
Democrat
Gregory Vitali
Democrat
John Galloway
Democrat
Michael Sturla
Democrat
Michael Zabel
Democrat
Mary Isaacson
Democrat
Dan Williams
Democrat
Jeanne McNeill
Democrat
David Delloso
Democrat
Kevin Boyle
Democrat
Perry Warren
Democrat
Danielle Otten
Democrat
Napoleon Nelson
Democrat
Scott Conklin
Democrat
Patty Kim
Democrat
Melissa Cerrato
Democrat
Steven Malagari
Democrat
Mary Jo Daley
Democrat
Justin Fleming
Democrat
David Madsen
Democrat
Leanne Krueger-Braneky
Democrat
Paul Friel
Democrat
Eddie Pashinski
Democrat
Gina Curry
Democrat
Joseph Webster
Democrat
Manuel Guzman
Democrat
Paul Takac
Democrat
Roni Green
Democrat
Tina Davis
Democrat
Timothy Briggs
Democrat
Peter Schweyer
Democrat