Pennsylvania SB1449: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.

What the bill says

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.

From the introduced text, September 10, 2026:

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 908(c) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions to read: § 908. Prohibited offensive weapons. * * * (c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection: * * * "Machine gun." As follows: (1) A weapon that shoots, is designed to shoot or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. (2) The term includes: (i) The frame or receiver of the weapon, a part designed and intended solely and exclusively, or combination of parts designed and intended, for use in converting a weapon into a machine gun, and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be assembled if the parts are in the possession or under the control of a person. (ii) A handgun equipped with a pistol converter. * * * "Pistol converter." As follows: (1) A device or instrument that, when installed in or attached to the rear of the slide of a semiautomatic pistol, replaces the …

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Sponsors

• Christine Tartaglione (D, 2) · primary sponsor
• Sharif Street (D, 3)
• Timothy Kearney (D, 26)
• Nikil Saval (D, 1)
• Amanda Cappelletti (D, 17)
• Katie Muth (D, 44)
• Jay Costa (D, 43)
• Arthur Haywood (D, 4)
• John Kane (D, 9)

Latest actions

1. September 10, 2026: Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 10, 2026

Common questions

What is SB1449?

SB1449 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 inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.

What does SB1449 do?

In its own words: Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons.

What is the status of SB1449?

In committee as of September 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to JUDICIARY, Sept. 10, 2026 (September 10, 2026).

Who sponsored SB1449?

Christine Tartaglione (D, 2), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB1449?

On the Pennsylvania Legislature website: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb1449