Proposed Pennsylvania Firearm Legislation HB1708
Legislation Overview
Title: In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in pupils and attendance, providing for educational oversight for students in facilities, further providing for possession of weapons prohibited and providing for school stability for certain students; in safe schools, further providing for definitions and for reporting and establishing the School-Based Diversion Programs Fund; in school security, further providing for powers and duties and providing for limitations on proceedings and arrest; and, in school districts of the first class, repealing provisions relating to placement of certain adjudicated students.
Description: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in pupils and attendance, providing for educational oversight for students in facilities, further providing for possession of weapons prohibited and providing for school stability for certain students; in safe schools, further providing for definitions and for reporting and establishing the School-Based Diversion Programs Fund; in school security, further providing for powers and duties and providing for limitations on proceedings and arrest; and, in school districts of the first class, repealing provisions relating to placement of certain adjudicated students.
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Laid on the table
Last Action Date: September 27, 2023
Sponsors
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19 sponsors: Carol Hill-Evans (D); Natalie Mihalek (R); Maureen Madden (D); Joseph Hohenstein (D); Timothy Briggs (D); Stephen Kinsey (D); Tarik Khan (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Kristine Howard (D); Lisa Borowski (D); Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D); Perry Warren (D); La'Tasha Mayes (D); Roni Green (D); Rick Krajewski (D); Mary Isaacson (D); Heather Boyd (D); Jennifer O'Mara (D); Barry Jozwiak (R);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (19 of 203)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Sep 27, 2023 | Reported as committed |
| House | Sep 27, 2023 | First consideration |
| House | Sep 27, 2023 | Laid on the table |
| House | Sep 22, 2023 | Referred to JUDICIARY |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | not available | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| House Judiciary: Report Bill As Committed | 09/27/2023 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
