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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | December 29, 2022 10:06 AM |
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| From: | Representative David H. Zimmerman |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Concealed Firearms License Fee Waiver (Prior HB 946, 2021-2022) |
| In the near future I am planning to reintroduce prior House Bill 946. This legislation will permit the governing body of a county, after consultation with the sheriff, to waive the fee that is imposed for the issuance of a license to carry a concealed firearm, where the applicant is an honorably discharged veteran or a person who is 65 years of age or older. The $20 fee is set by Statute, 18 Pa.C.S. §6109 (h). It includes a $1.50 fee for renewal notice processing, $5 administrative fee for the sheriff and $1 to support the Firearms License Validation System account. The decision whether to waive the fee will be left to the discretion of each county, though I believe many will choose to honor our veterans and senior citizens by establishing this small benefit. I welcome your participation in this legislation by co-sponsoring this bill. Previous cosponsors of HB 946 (2021-2022): Hamm, Knowles, Rothman, Millard, Gaydos, Staats, Maloney, Ryan, Grove, Moul, Rowe, Pennycuick, Owlett, Bernstine, Metcalfe, Schlegel Culver, Ecker, Wheeland, Hershey, Pisciottano, Rapp, Dowling, Fee, Davanzo, Struzzi, Schmitt, Kerwin, Smith, Diamond, James, Topper, Snyder, Sankey, Irvin |
Introduced as HB566