Pennsylvania HB2311: An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for prohibited devices and methods.

What the bill says

Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for prohibited devices and methods.

From the introduced text, March 23, 2026:

Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for prohibited devices and methods. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 2322(a)(2) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: § 2322. Prohibited devices and methods. (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title or commission regulation, no person shall hunt, kill or take or attempt, aid, abet, assist or conspire to hunt, kill or take any big game, except wild turkey, with any of the following devices or methods: * * * (2) Any automatic or semiautomatic firearm, except [that] any semiautomatic firearm modified to permit one shell in the chamber and no more than [four] five shells in a magazine [may be used by a person who suffered an amputation or lost the total use of one or both hands]. * * * Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. 20260HB2311PN3043 - 2 -

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Sponsors

• Charity Grimm Krupa (R, HD-051) · primary sponsor
• Jacob Banta (R, 4)
• Aaron Bernstine (R, 8)
• Wendy Fink (R, 94)
• Joseph Hamm (R, 84)
• David Rowe (R, 85)
• Ryan Warner (R, 52)
• Brian Smith (R, 66)

Latest actions

1. March 23, 2026: Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, March 23, 2026

Common questions

What is HB2311?

HB2311 is a bill in the Pennsylvania Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for prohibited devices and methods.

What does HB2311 do?

In its own words: Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for prohibited devices and methods.

What is the status of HB2311?

In committee as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Referred to GAME AND FISHERIES, March 23, 2026 (March 23, 2026).

Who sponsored HB2311?

Charity Grimm Krupa (R, HD-051), with 7 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for HB2311?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2311