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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1503: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons and for use or possession of electric or electronic incapacitation device.

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 1503 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on October 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons and for use or possession of electric or electronic incapacitation device. Primary sponsor: Judy Ward (Republican). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 15, 2026): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Judy WardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Cris DushCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Chris GebhardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Scott HutchinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Doug MastrianoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Kristin Phillips-HillCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Greg RothmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Gene YawCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23

“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