An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for sale or transfer of firearms.
HB 1891, a Pennsylvania firearms bill, aims to amend state laws governing firearm sales and transfers under Title 18. However, the provided context does not include the bill's specific provisions or policy changes, only its procedural history (referred to Judiciary, amended, and laid on the table in November 2025). Without access to the bill's text or detailed amendments, a substantive summary of its mechanisms or affected parties cannot be provided. The bill appears stalled in the legislative process as of its most recent action. For concrete details, the full bill text would be required.
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Sep 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
House Passage
Nov 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Sep 29, 2025
Last action Nov 17, 2025
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What changed between versions
Printer's No. PN2356
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Printer's No. PN2594
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4 edits
MODERATE
This bill version updated the sponsor list to include additional legislators and changed the bill status from 'introduced' to 'reported from committee with amendments'. It also revised the printer's number from 2356 to 2594 and added a new subsection prohibiting government agencies from creating firearm ownership registries.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include additional sponsors and added a new prohibition on firearm registry creation by government agencies
ENFORCEMENT
Added new subsection (L) prohibiting government or law enforcement agencies from creating, maintaining, or operating a registry of firearm ownership within the Commonwealth
TECHNICAL
Changed bill status from 'introduced' to 'as reported from committee on judiciary, as amended'
Updated printer's number from 2356 to 2594
Added additional sponsors: K. Harris, Hohenstein, Ciresi, D. Williams, Frankel, and Pielli
Floor votes · House Nov 12, 2025
How they voted
26–0
Passed
Total votes 26
Nov 12, 2025
D
Democratic14
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Nov 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported as amended
lower
Nov 12, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (26-0)
house
Sep 29, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anthony Bellmon
DDemocratic
Co
Arvind Venkat
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Sanchez
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Waxman
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Hill-Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Pielli
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Frankel
DDemocratic
Co
Dan Williams
DDemocratic
Co
Emily Kinkead
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Ciresi
DDemocratic
Co
Joe Hohenstein
DDemocratic
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