Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania HB706: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.
Status: In committee, September 29, 2025
What the bill says
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.
From the introduced text, February 24, 2025:
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 6109(h)(1) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the subsection is amended by adding a paragraph to read: § 6109. Licenses. * * * (h) Fee.-- (1) [In] Except as provided for in paragraph (8), in addition to fees described in [paragraphs (2)(ii) and] paragraph (3), the fee for a license to carry a firearm is $19. This includes all of the following: (i) A renewal notice processing fee of $1.50. (ii) An administrative fee of $5 under section 14(2) of the act of July 6, 1984 (P.L.614, No.127), known as the Sheriff Fee Act. * * * (8) The governing authority of a county may, after consultation with the sheriff or, in a city of the first class, the chief of police, waive the fees provided for in paragraphs (1) and (3) for an applicant who is an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States or is 65 years of age or older. * * * Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. 20250HB0706PN0725 - 2 -
Sponsors
- David Zimmerman (R, 99) · primary sponsor
- Donna Scheuren (R, 147)
- Joseph Hamm (R, 84)
- Keith Greiner (R, 43)
- Jacob Banta (R, 4)
- Mike Jones (R, 93)
- Brian Smith (R, 66)
- Chad Reichard (R, 90)
- Michael Stender (R, 108)
- Craig Staats (R, 145)
- Robert KAUFFMAN (R, 089)
- Charity Grimm Krupa (R, HD-051)
Latest actions
- : Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 29, 2025
- : Second consideration, Sept. 29, 2025
- : Removed from table, Sept. 23, 2025
- : Laid on the table, Sept. 23, 2025
- : First consideration, Sept. 23, 2025
- : Reported as committed, Sept. 23, 2025
- : Referred to JUDICIARY, Feb. 24, 2025
Votes
- House Judiciary: Report Bill As Committed (September 22, 2025): 26 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: JUDICIARY, APPROPRIATIONS
Common questions
- What is HB706?
- HB706 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.
- What does HB706 do?
- In its own words: Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.
- What is the status of HB706?
- In committee as of September 29, 2025. Latest action: Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, Sept. 29, 2025 (September 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB706?
- David Zimmerman (R, 99), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB706?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb706
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