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Pennsylvania · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 242: An Act providing that any Federal action that attempts to register, restrict or ban a firearm or accessory, or to limit, inhibit or regulate the ownership of magazines in this Commonwealth shall be unenforceable in this Commonwealth; and imposing penalties.

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 242 is a bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act providing that any Federal action that attempts to register, restrict or ban a firearm or accessory, or to limit, inhibit or regulate the ownership of magazines in this Commonwealth shall be unenforceable in this Commonwealth; and imposing penalties. Primary sponsor: Doug Mastriano (Republican). It lists 14 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 13, 2025): Referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 15

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Doug MastrianoPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Dave ArgallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Camera BartolottaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Michele BrooksCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Jarrett ColemanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Cris DushCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Chris GebhardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Scott HutchinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Tracy PennycuickCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Kristin Phillips-HillCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Devlin RobinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Greg RothmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Pat StefanoCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate32
Judy WardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
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