l9n/ Pennsylvania

2025–2026 Regular Session

House Bill 1604

An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in employees, providing for mandatory firearms training for certain officers.

In the Senate's Law & Justice Committee since October 13, 2026.

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

12 co-sponsors

Andre D. Carroll, Carol Hill-Evans, Benjamin V. Sanchez, ED NEILSON, Dan K. Williams, Jennifer O'Mara, Mandy Steele, Gina H. Curry, Joe Ciresi, G. Roni Green, Lisa A. Borowski, Carol Kazeem

Its course

June 16, 2025 to October 13, 2026, 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 action12 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJun 16 to Oct 6477 days

JudiciaryJun 16 to Oct 27133 days

AppropriationsOct 5 to Oct 61 day

In the SenateFrom Oct 6

Law & JusticeFrom Oct 13

Votes

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

  • House of Representatives, third reading102–101

    Passed · Oct 6, 2026

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Oct 27

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 Jun 16 – Oct 6, 2026

  1. Jun 16Sent to JUDICIARY
  2. Oct 27JUDICIARY recommended it as amended
  3. Oct 5, 2026Read a second time
  4. Sent to APPROPRIATIONS
  5. Oct 6, 2026APPROPRIATIONS recommended it
  6. Passed the House of Representatives, 102 to 101

In the Senate Oct 13, 2026

  1. Oct 13, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  2. Sent to LAW AND JUSTICE
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jun 16Referred to JUDICIARY, June 16, 2025House of Representatives
  2. Oct 27Reported as amended, Oct. 27, 2025House of Representatives
  3. Oct 27First consideration, Oct. 27, 2025House of Representatives
  4. Oct 27Laid on the table, Oct. 27, 2025House of Representatives
  5. Sep 30, 2026Removed from table, Sept. 30, 2026House of Representatives
  6. Oct 5, 2026Second consideration, Oct. 5, 2026House of Representatives
  7. Oct 5, 2026Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 5, 2026House of Representatives
  8. Oct 5, 2026(Remarks see House Journal Page ), Oct. 5, 2026House of Representatives
  9. Oct 6, 2026Re-reported as committed, Oct. 6, 2026House of Representatives
  10. Oct 6, 2026Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 6, 2026 (102-101)House of Representatives
  11. Oct 13, 2026In the SenateSenate
  12. Oct 13, 2026Referred to LAW AND JUSTICE, Oct. 13, 2026Senate