HB 979 Pennsylvania House · 2021-2022 Regular Session

An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition; and, in preemptions, providing for regulation of firearms and ammunition.

Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Jan 2022

House Passage

Jun 2021

Senate Passage

Jan 2022

Vetoed

Feb 2022

Introduced Mar 19, 2021 Vetoed Feb 3, 2022

Floor votes · Senate Jan 25, 2022 · House Jun 7, 2021

How they voted

30–17

Passed

Total votes 47

Jan 25, 2022

D Democratic20

3 Yea 17 Nay

85% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican26

26 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

21

Key actions

7

Committee

8

Feb 3, 2022

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor

upper

Jan 25, 2022

Upper · Passed

Third consideration and final passage

upper

Jan 24, 2022

Upper · Passed

Re-reported as committed

upper

Jan 24, 2022

Committee

Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS

upper

Jan 19, 2022

Upper · Passed

Reported as committed

upper

Jun 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to JUDICIARY

upper

Jun 8, 2021

Lower · Passed

Third consideration and final passage

lower

Jun 8, 2021

Lower · Passed

Re-reported as committed

lower

Jun 7, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (196-0-1)

house

Jun 7, 2021

Committee

Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS

lower

May 25, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported as committed

lower

Mar 19, 2021

Committee

PN 0991 Referred to JUDICIARY

lower

1 primary · 76 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Matthew D. Dowling

Aaron Bernstine