PRINTER'S NO. 177
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
217
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY ISAACSON, FREEMAN, STURLA, GIRAL, GUENST,
HOHENSTEIN, KINKEAD, MADDEN, OTTEN, SANCHEZ AND SCHLOSSBERG,
MARCH 8, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 8, 2023
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 general provisions relating to home rule and optional plan
government, repealing provisions relating to limitation on
municipal powers.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6120(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
§ 6120. Limitation on the regulation of firearms and
ammunition.
(a) General rule.--[No county, municipality or township]
Except as provided in subsection (a.4), no political subdivision
may in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession,
transfer or transportation of firearms, ammunition or ammunition
components when carried or transported for purposes not
prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth.
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(a.4) Exception.--A political subdivision may, by ordinance,
regulate the possession, transfer or transportation of firearms,
ammunition or ammunition components when carried or transported
on any property owned, operated or maintained by the political
subdivision, including, but not limited to:
(1) Buildings.
(2) Parks.
(3) Conveyances or vehicles.
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Section 2. Section 2962(g) of Title 53 is repealed:
§ 2962. Limitation on municipal powers.
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[(g) Regulation of firearms.--A municipality shall not enact
any ordinance or take any other action dealing with the
regulation of the transfer, ownership, transportation or
possession of firearms.]
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Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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