An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, repealing provisions relating to sale or transfer of firearms.
HB 1593 repeals specific provisions in Pennsylvania law regarding the sale or transfer of firearms under Title 18. This change directly affects firearm sellers, buyers, and dealers who previously operated under those repealed rules. The bill removes existing legal requirements or restrictions related to firearm transactions from the state statutes. It does not create new rules but eliminates the current legal framework governing these sales and transfers. The bill passed final passage on September 30, 2025, and was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Oct 2025
House Passage
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 11, 2025
Last action Oct 3, 2025
Floor votes · House Sep 30, 2025
How they voted
104–99
Passed
Total votes 203
Sep 30, 2025
D
Democratic102
97% Yea
R
Republican101
95% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Oct 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
Sep 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third consideration and final passage
lower
Sep 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Re-reported as committed
lower
Sep 29, 2025
Committee
Re-committed to Appropriations
lower
Sep 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as committed
lower
Jun 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 35 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Perry Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Arvind Venkat
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Freeman
DDemocratic
Co
Brandon Markosek
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Sappey
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Deasy
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Frankel
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
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