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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1238: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for prohibited devices and methods.

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

SB 1238 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on March 18, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for unlawful devices and methods and for prohibited devices and methods. Primary sponsor: Dan Laughlin (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 18, 2026): Referred to Game & Fisheries.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dan LaughlinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate49
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Elder VogelCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47

“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 Game & Fisheries

Sources

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