Pennsylvania legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Pennsylvania SB822: 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.
Status: Passed one chamber, May 7, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 3, 2025:
PRINTER'S NO. 881 THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL No. Session of INTRODUCED BY LANGERHOLC, K. WARD, GEBHARD, BAKER, PHILLIPS- HILL, PENNYCUICK, COLEMAN, BARTOLOTTA, LAUGHLIN, BROOKS, STEFANO, HUTCHINSON, J. WARD, YAW, ARGALL, DUSH, ROBINSON, VOGEL, ROTHMAN, CULVER, MARTIN AND MASTRIANO, JUNE 3, 2025 REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, JUNE 3, 2025 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. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 6120(b) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to read: § 6120. Limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition. * * * (a.4) Relief.-- (1) A person adversely affected by any manner of ordinance, resolution, rule, practice or other action promulgated or enforced by a county, municipality or township in violation of subsection (a) or 53 Pa.C.S. § 307(a) (relating to regulation of firearms and ammunition) or 2962(g) (relating to limitation on municipal powers), may seek declarative and injunctive relief and the actual damages attributable to the violation in an appropriate court. (2) If a person adversely affected under …
Sponsors
- Wayne Langerholc (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Kim Ward (R, 39)
- Chris Gebhard (R, 48)
- Lisa Baker (R, 20)
- Kristin Phillips-Hill (R, 28)
- Tracy Pennycuick (R, 24)
- Jarrett Coleman (R, 16)
- Camera Bartolotta (R, 46)
- Daniel Laughlin (R, 49)
- Michele Brooks (R, 50)
- Patrick Stefano (R, 32)
- Scott Hutchinson (R, 21)
Latest actions
- : Referred to JUDICIARY, May 7, 2026
- : In the House
- : (Remarks see Senate Journal Page 265-266), May 6, 2026
- : Third consideration and final passage, May 6, 2026 (30-20)
- : Re-reported as committed, May 6, 2026
- : Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, May 5, 2026
- : Second consideration, May 5, 2026
- : First consideration, May 4, 2026
- : Reported as committed, May 4, 2026
- : Referred to LOCAL GOVERNMENT, June 3, 2025
Votes
- Third consideration and final passage, May 6, 2026 (30-20) (May 6, 2026): 30 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Senate Appropriations: Re-Reported as Committed (May 6, 2026): 13 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Senate Local Government: Reported as Committed (May 4, 2026): 7 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: JUDICIARY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APPROPRIATIONS
Common questions
- What is SB822?
- SB822 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 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.
- What is the status of SB822?
- Passed one chamber as of May 7, 2026. Latest action: Referred to JUDICIARY, May 7, 2026 (May 7, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB822?
- Wayne Langerholc (R, 35), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB822?
- On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb822
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