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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HB 706: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.

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 706 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses. Primary sponsor: Dave Zimmerman (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (September 29, 2025): Re-committed to Appropriations.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dave ZimmermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Jake BantaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Wendy FinkCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Keith GreinerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Joe HammCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Mike JonesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Rob KauffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Charity KrupaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Carl MetzgarCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Clint OwlettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Chad ReichardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse90
David RoweCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Donna ScheurenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse147
Brian SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse66
Craig StaatsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse145
Michael StenderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Jamie WalshCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117

“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. Re-committed to Appropriations
  2. Second consideration
  3. Removed from table
  4. Laid on the table
  5. First consideration
  6. Reported as committed
  7. Referred to Judiciary

Sources

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