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2021–2022 Regular Session

House Bill 979

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition; and, in preemptions, providing for regulation of firearms and ammunition.

Vetoed by the Governor on February 3, 2022; the veto was not overridden. The 2021–2022 session has ended.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

77 co-sponsors

DARYL D. METCALFE, Keith J. Greiner, Johnathan D. Hershey, Francis X. Ryan, ROB W. KAUFFMAN, Torren C. Ecker, Russ Diamond, GEORGE DUNBAR, Greg Rothman, Dawn W. Keefer, STANLEY E. SAYLOR, David H. Rowe, Barry J. Jozwiak, DONNA OBERLANDER, Rich Irvin, Aaron Bernstine, R. Lee James, Lynda Schlegel Culver, DAN MOUL, Timothy J. O'Neal, JERRY P. KNOWLES, Bud Cook, Mindy Fee, Stephanie Borowicz, Jeff C. Wheeland, JAMES A. COX JR., Marci Mustello, James B. Struzzi II, Brian Smith, Paul Schemel, Joe Hamm, Mike Jones, SUSAN C. HELM, Brett R. Miller, Michael J. Puskaric, DAVID S. HICKERNELL, Craig T. Staats, CARL WALKER METZGAR, Joshua D. Kail, Jason Ortitay, David H. Zimmerman, MARK M. GILLEN, DAVID M. MALONEY SR., DOYLE M. HEFFLEY, JIM MARSHALL, Timothy R. Bonner, CHRISTOPHER SAINATO, Andrew Lewis, RYAN E. MACKENZIE, Pam Snyder, JEFFREY P. PYLE, SETH M. GROVE, MARTIN T. CAUSER, MICHAEL T. PEIFER, Bob Brooks, Eric R. Nelson, JOE EMRICK, Mike Armanini, Ryan Warner, Kate A. Klunk, Jack Rader Jr., KATHY L. RAPP, Eric Davanzo, Tracy Pennycuick, Perry A. Stambaugh, Jason Silvis, Valerie S. Gaydos, Parke Wentling, DAVID R. MILLARD, Louis C. Schmitt Jr., Joe Kerwin, Clint Owlett, Jesse Topper, Tommy Sankey, Barbara Gleim, BRAD ROAE, Ann Flood

Its course

March 19, 2021 to February 3, 2022, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action25 actions on 12 days

In the House of RepresentativesMar 19 to Jun 881 days

JudiciaryMar 19 to May 2567 days

AppropriationsJun 7 to Jun 81 day

In the SenateJun 8 to Jan 25231 days

JudiciaryJun 9 to Jan 19224 days

AppropriationsJan 24 to Jan 240 days

Waiting to be sentJan 25 to Jan 272 days

With the GovernorJan 27 to Feb 37 days

After the vetoFeb 3 to Feb 3 · stopped0 days

Votes

Yeas to nays, as the General Assembly recorded them. Committee votes are set in.

  • House of Representatives, third reading124–79

    Passed · Jun 8

  • Senate, third reading32–17

    Passed · Jan 25, 2022

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Jun 7

Text

Each version as the General Assembly printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Mar 19 – Jun 8

  1. Mar 19Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. May 25JUDICIARY recommended it
  3. Jun 7Amended and read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Jun 8APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 124 to 79

In the Senate Jun 9 – Jan 25, 2022

  1. Jun 9Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to JUDICIARY
  3. Jan 19, 2022JUDICIARY recommended it
  4. Jan 24, 2022Read a second time
  5. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  6. APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  7. Jan 25, 2022Passed the Senate, 32 to 17

To the Governor Jan 26, 2022 – Feb 3, 2022

  1. Jan 26, 2022Signed in the House of Representatives
  2. Signed in the Senate
  3. Jan 27, 2022Sent to the Governor
  4. Feb 3, 2022Vetoed by the Governor
All 25 actions, as published
  1. Mar 19Referred to JUDICIARY, March 19, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  2. May 25Reported as committed, May 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  3. May 25First consideration, May 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  4. May 25Laid on the table, May 25, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  5. May 26Removed from table, May 26, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  6. Jun 7Second consideration, with amendments, June 7, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  7. Jun 7Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, June 7, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  8. Jun 7(Remarks see House Journal Page 775-777), June 7, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  9. Jun 8Re-reported as committed, June 8, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  10. Jun 8Third consideration and final passage, June 8, 2021 (124-79) [House]House of Representatives
  11. Jun 8(Remarks see House Journal Page 804-806), June 8, 2021 [House]House of Representatives
  12. Jun 9In the Senate [Senate]Senate
  13. Jun 9Referred to JUDICIARY, June 9, 2021 [Senate]Senate
  14. Jan 19, 2022Reported as committed, Jan. 19, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  15. Jan 19, 2022First consideration, Jan. 19, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  16. Jan 24, 2022Second consideration, Jan. 24, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  17. Jan 24, 2022Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Jan. 24, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  18. Jan 24, 2022Re-reported as committed, Jan. 24, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  19. Jan 25, 2022Third consideration and final passage, Jan. 25, 2022 (32-17) [Senate]Senate
  20. Jan 25, 2022(Remarks see Senate Journal Page 72-80), Jan. 25, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  21. Jan 26, 2022Signed in House, Jan. 26, 2022 [House]House of Representatives
  22. Jan 26, 2022Signed in Senate, Jan. 26, 2022 [Senate]Senate
  23. Jan 27, 2022Presented to the Governor, Jan. 27, 2022Governor
  24. Feb 3, 2022Vetoed by the Governor, Feb. 3, 2022Governor
  25. Feb 3, 2022Veto No. 3Governor