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HB1867 • 2025

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for prohibition of extreme risk protective orders.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for prohibition of extreme risk protective orders.

Firearms
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
LEADBETER
Last action
2025-09-17
Official status
Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 17, 2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for prohibition of extreme risk protective orders.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for prohibition of extreme risk protective orders.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for prohibition of extreme risk protective orders.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-09-17 JUDICIARY

    Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 17, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for prohibition of extreme risk protective orders.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
PRINTER'S NO. 2317
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1867
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY LEADBETER, HAMM, D'ORSIE, STEHR, KAUFFMAN,
GREINER, BERNSTINE, SMITH, RYNCAVAGE, KOZAK, M. JONES, FINK,
MAJOR, BOROWICZ, STAMBAUGH, ZIMMERMAN, BASHLINE, ANDERSON,
T. JONES, ROAE, IRVIN, BANTA, WENTLING, STRUZZI, MUSTELLO,
MALONEY, M. MACKENZIE, BENNINGHOFF, WEAKNECHT, KUTZ AND
GLEIM, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, providing for prohibition of extreme risk
protective orders.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 6129. Prohibition of extreme risk protective orders.
(a) Prohibition.--A court in this Commonwealth may not issue
an extreme risk protective order.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "extreme
risk protective order" means a court order that attempts to
deprive an individual of their constitutional right to own,
possess or receive a firearm, or require the person to surrender
their firearm, who is not prevented from owning, possessing or
receiving such firearm under section 6105 (relating to persons
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not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer
firearms).
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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