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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1443: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons; in assault, further providing for discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure; in theft and related offenses, further providing for definitions; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for prohibiting of paramilitary training; in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license and for prohibited conduct during emergency, providing for 3-D printed firearms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for firearm sales surcharge, for registration of firearms and for licensing of dealers.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1443 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on May 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons; in assault, further providing for discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure; in theft and related offenses, further providing for definitions; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for prohibiting of paramilitary training; in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license and for prohibited conduct during emergency, providing for 3-D printed firearms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for firearm sales surcharge, for registration of firearms and for licensing of dealers. Primary sponsor: Melissa Shusterman (Democratic). It lists 30 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 13, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 31

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa ShustermanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse157
Lisa BorowskiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse168
Tim BrennanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse29
Johanny Cepeda-FreytizCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse129
Joe CiresiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse146
Mary Jo DaleyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Kyle DonahueCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Elizabeth FiedlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse184
Justin FlemingCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse105
Dan FrankelCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Bob FreemanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse136
José GiralCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse180
Roni GreenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse190
Nancy GuenstCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse152
Liz HanbidgeCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Carol Hill-EvansCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse95
Joe HohensteinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse177
Malcolm KenyattaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse181
Tarik KhanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse194
Emily KinkeadCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Jenn O'MaraCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse165
Danielle OttenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse155
Chris PielliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse156
Ben SanchezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse153
Mike SchlossbergCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse132
Mandy SteeleCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse33
Arvind VenkatCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse30
Greg VitaliCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse166
Perry WarrenCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Ben WaxmanCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse182
Dan WilliamsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source