An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons and for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility; in assault, further providing for assault of law enforcement officer and for discharge of firearm into an occupied structure; in theft and related offenses, further providing for definitions; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for prohibiting of paramilitary training; in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license and for prohibited conduct during emergency, providing for 3-D printed firearms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for firearm sales surcharge, for registration of firearms, for licensing of dealers and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition; and imposing penalties.
SB 42 amends Pennsylvania's criminal code to explicitly include 3-D printed firearms in all definitions of "firearm" across multiple sections, affecting anyone possessing, manufacturing, or selling such weapons. Key provisions require 3-D printed firearms to comply with standard firearm regulations, including prohibiting their creation without a federal manufacturing license (Section 11). The bill also updates definitions for offenses like assault on law enforcement, discharge of firearms in occupied structures, and paramilitary training to encompass 3-D printed weapons. It directly impacts firearm creators, sellers, and possessors by extending existing licensing, registration, and sales surcharge requirements to 3-D printed firearms.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2025
Last action Jan 22, 2025
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Committee
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Jan 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Vincent Hughes
DDemocratic
Co
Art Haywood
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn Comitta
DDemocratic
Co
Jay Costa
DDemocratic
Co
John Kane
DDemocratic
Co
Judy Schwank
DDemocratic
Co
Katie Muth
DDemocratic
Co
Patty Kim
DDemocratic
Co
Sharif Street
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Santarsiero
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Kearney
DDemocratic
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