A04009
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2275
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY WHITE, C. WILLIAMS, KAUFFMAN, ROTHMAN, GROVE,
STAATS, QUINN, NEILSON, FLOOD, SAYLOR, GILLEN, BERNSTINE,
MOUL, ZIMMERMAN, KEEFER AND FARRY, JANUARY 24, 2022
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, APRIL 12, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, further providing for persons not to possess, use,
manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms AND FOR SALE
OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6105(d.1)(3) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
SECTION 1. SECTIONS 6105(D.1)(3) AND 6111(D.1)(3) OF TITLE
18 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES ARE AMENDED TO
READ:
Section 1. Sections 6105(d.1) introductory paragraph and (3)
and 6111(d.1) introductory paragraph and (3) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 6105. Persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell
or transfer firearms.
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(d.1) Concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute.--The following
apply in a city of the first class where the Attorney General
has operated a joint local-State firearm task force[:], a county
that has a population of at least 51,000 but less than 53,000
based on the 2010 Federal decennial census and a county that has
a population of at least 13,000 but less than 15,000 based on
the 2010 Federal decennial census:
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(3) This subsection shall not apply to any case
instituted [two years after the effective date of this
subsection.]:
(i) after September 2, 2021, and before the
effective date of this subparagraph; or
(ii) after December 31, 2025.
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§ 6111. SALE OR TRANSFER OF FIREARMS.
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(D.1) CONCURRENT JURISDICTION TO PROSECUTE.--THE FOLLOWING
APPLY IN A CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS WHERE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
HAS OPERATED A JOINT LOCAL-STATE FIREARM TASK FORCE[:], a county
that has a population of at least 51,000 but less than 53,000
based on the 2010 Federal decennial census and a county that has
a population of at least 13,000 but less than 15,000 based on
the 2010 Federal decennial census:
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(3) THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY CASE
INSTITUTED [TWO YEARS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS
SUBSECTION.]:
(I) AFTER SEPTEMBER 2, 2021, AND BEFORE THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH; OR
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(II) AFTER DECEMBER 31, 2025.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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