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SB244 • 2025

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.

Firearms
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
MASTRIANO
Last action
2025-02-13
Official status
Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 13, 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, further providing for licenses.

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-13 JUDICIARY

    Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 13, 2025

Official Summary Text

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.

Current Bill Text

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PRINTER'S NO. 197
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 244
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY MASTRIANO, PENNYCUICK, ROTHMAN, HUTCHINSON,
J. WARD, STEFANO, PHILLIPS-HILL AND DUSH, FEBRUARY 13, 2025
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, further providing for licenses.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6109(l)(2) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 6109. Licenses.
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(l) Firearms License Validation System.--
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(2) (i) Notwithstanding any other law regarding the
confidentiality of information and subject to the
provisions of subparagraph (ii), inquiries to the
Firearms License Validation System regarding the validity
of any Pennsylvania license to carry a firearm may only
be made by law enforcement personnel acting within the
scope of their official duties.
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(ii) Information from the Firearms License
Validation System may not be provided to law enforcement
personnel in a state that has not entered into a
reciprocity agreement with the Commonwealth under
subsection (k).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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