HB 1065 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without serial numbers and for privately made firearms.

PRINTER'S NO.   1166

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1065
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY CEPHAS, KENYATTA, GIRAL, KINKEAD, VENKAT, WAXMAN,
        BURGOS, PIELLI, HOHENSTEIN, FIEDLER, SANCHEZ, KHAN, HANBIDGE,
        GUENST, WARREN, HILL-EVANS, SCHLOSSBERG, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ,
        MALAGARI, DONAHUE, FREEMAN, FLEMING, WEBSTER, O'MARA,
        CERRATO, GREEN, FRANKEL, BOROWSKI, BRENNAN AND ISAACSON,
        MARCH 31, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 31, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
 3      articles, further providing for definitions and providing for
 4      the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without
 5      serial numbers and for privately made firearms.
 6      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 7   hereby enacts as follows:
 8      Section 1.    Section 6102 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
 9   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions to read:
10   § 6102.    Definitions.
11      Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
12   provisions of this subchapter which are applicable to specific
13   provisions of this subchapter, the following words and phrases,
14   when used in this subchapter shall have, unless the context
15   clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this
16   section:
17      * * *
 1      "Destroyed firearm frame or receiver."   A frame or receiver
 2   that has been permanently altered not to provide housing or a
 3   structure that may hold or integrate any fire control or
 4   essential internal component, is not readily convertible and may
 5   not readily be assembled, completed or restored to a functional
 6   state. Acceptable methods of destruction include completely
 7   melting, crushing or shredding the frame or receiver or
 8   completely severing at least three critical areas of the frame
 9   or receiver using a cutting torch having a tip of sufficient
10   size to displace at least 1/4 inch of material at each location.
11      "Federal firearms licensee."   A dealer, manufacturer or
12   importer who is licensed by the United States Bureau of Alcohol,
13   Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to engage in the business of
14   manufacturing, importing or dealing in firearms.
15      "Fire control or essential internal component."   A component
16   necessary for the firearm to initiate, complete or continue the
17   firing sequence, including a hammer, bolt, bolt carrier,
18   breechblock, cylinder, trigger mechanism, firing pin, striker or
19   slide rails.
20      * * *
21      "Firearm frame or receiver."   A part of a firearm that, when
22   assembled, is visible from the exterior and provides housing or
23   a structure designed to hold or integrate one or more fire
24   control components, including pins, a hammer, bolts, a bolt
25   carrier, breechblock, cylinder, trigger mechanism, firing pin,
26   striker, slide rail or other attachments that are required to
27   connect components to the housing or structure necessary for the
28   firearm to initiate, complete or continue a firing sequence.
29      "Firearm kit."   A collection of most or all of the
30   components, finished or unfinished, necessary to complete a

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 1   functional firearm within a short period of time. The term
 2   includes jigs, templates, instructions, drill bits and tools
 3   that allow the purchaser to complete the weapon to a functional
 4   state with minimal effort, expertise or equipment.
 5      "Firearm muffler or silencer frame or receiver."   A part of
 6   the firearm that, when the complete device is assembled, is
 7   visible from the exterior and provides housing or a structure,
 8   including an outer tube or modular piece designed to hold or
 9   integrate one or more essential internal components of the
10   device, including a baffle, baffling material or expansion
11   chamber.
12      * * *
13      "Partially complete, disassembled or inoperable firearm frame
14   or receiver."   A frame or receiver that has reached a stage in
15   manufacture where it may readily be completed, assembled or
16   restored to a functional state or is readily convertible to a
17   functional state. The term includes a forging, casting,
18   printing, extrusion, machined body or similar article that has
19   reached a stage in manufacture where it is clearly identifiable
20   as an unfinished component part of a weapon.
21      * * *
22      "Privately made firearm."   A firearm or firearm frame or
23   receiver, assembled or otherwise produced by a person other than
24   a Federal firearms licensee that does not contain a serial
25   number or other identifying markings placed by a Federal
26   firearms licensee at the time the firearm was produced.
27      "Readily convertible."   An object that can be so converted
28   without any special skill on the part of the person converting
29   it and the work involved in converting it does not require
30   equipment or tools other than such as are in common use by a

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 1   person carrying out works of construction and maintenance in the
 2   person's home.
 3      * * *
 4      "Split or modular firearm frame or receiver."       A firearm with
 5   more than one part that provides housing or a structure designed
 6   to hold or integrate one or more fire control or essential
 7   internal components. The term includes frames or receivers of
 8   different weapons that are combined to create a similar weapon
 9   with each retaining respective classifications as frames or
10   receivers provided the original design and configuration of the
11   frames or receivers remains unaltered.
12      * * *
13      Section 2.        Title 18 is amended by adding sections to read:
14   § 6110.3.      Sale of firearm or firearm parts without serial
15                  numbers.
16      (a)   Offense defined.--
17            (1)    A person who sells or otherwise transfers any of the
18      following, separately or as part of a firearm kit, not
19      imprinted with a serial number registered with a Federal
20      firearms licensee, commits a felony of the third degree:
21                  (i)    a firearm frame or receiver;
22                  (ii)    a firearm muffler or silencer frame or
23            receiver;
24                  (iii)    a split or modular firearm frame or receiver;
25            or
26                  (iv)    a partially complete, disassembled or
27            inoperable firearm frame or receiver.
28            (2)    A person who, with the purpose to manufacture or
29      otherwise assemble a firearm and without being registered or
30      licensed to do so under 18 U.S.C. § 923(a) (relating to

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 1      licensing), purchases or otherwise obtains separately or as
 2      part of a firearm kit any of the following that is not
 3      imprinted with a serial number registered with a Federal
 4      firearms licensee, commits a felony of the second degree:
 5                  (i)    a firearm frame or receiver;
 6                  (ii)    a firearm muffler or silencer frame or
 7            receiver;
 8                  (iii)    a split or modular firearm frame or receiver;
 9            or
10                  (iv)    a partially complete, disassembled or
11            inoperable firearm frame or receiver.
12      (b)   Exception.--The sale, purchase or acquisition of a
13   destroyed firearm frame or receiver shall not constitute an
14   offense under this section.
15      (c)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
16   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
17   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
18      "Firearm."        A weapon that is designed to or is readily
19   convertible to expel any projectile by the action of an
20   explosive or the frame or receiver of any weapon.
21   § 6110.4.      Privately made firearms.
22      (a)   Licensee requirements.--A Federal firearms licensee
23   shall:
24            (1)    Regarding a privately made firearm that was acquired
25      prior to the effective date of this paragraph and that is
26      still in the possession of the licensee, conduct one of the
27      following within 60 days of the effective date of this
28      paragraph or prior to the date of disposition, whichever is
29      sooner:
30                  (i)    properly mark the firearm, unless already marked

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 1            by another licensee;
 2                  (ii)    arrange to have another licensee properly mark
 3            the firearm on their behalf; or
 4                  (iii)   destroy or surrender the firearm to law
 5            enforcement.
 6            (2)   Regarding a privately made firearm that is acquired
 7      by a licensee after the effective date of this paragraph,
 8      conduct one of the following within seven days following the
 9      date of receipt or other acquisition of the firearm,
10      including from a personal collection or before the date of
11      disposition, whichever is sooner:
12                  (i)    properly mark the firearm, unless already marked
13            by another licensee;
14                  (ii)    arrange for another Federal firearms licensee
15            to properly mark the firearm; or
16                  (iii)   destroy or surrender the firearm to law
17            enforcement.
18            (3)   Record privately made firearms in the Federal
19      firearms licensee's acquisition and disposition records,
20      whether or not kept overnight and update acquisition entries
21      with information marked on privately made firearms.
22      (b)   Prohibition.--Federal firearms licensees who are dealers
23   or gunsmiths may not perform repairs, modify, embellish,
24   refurbish or install parts in or on firearms, firearm frames or
25   receivers or other firearm parts for or on behalf of a licensed
26   importer or licensed manufacturer.
27      (c)   Right of refusal.--Federal firearms licensees shall have
28   the right to refuse to accept, purchase, properly mark, perform
29   repairs, modify, embellish, refurbish or install parts in or on
30   any privately made firearms.

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 1      (d)    Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a
 2   Federal firearms licensee who:
 3             (1)   Purchases or otherwise obtains a firearm frame or
 4      firearm receiver, uses the firearm frame or receiver in the
 5      assembly of a firearm and places a serial number on the
 6      completed firearm as required under subsection (a).
 7             (2)   Obtains a privately made firearm for the purpose of
 8      properly marking the firearm as required under subsection
 9      (a).
10      (e)    Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
11   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
12   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
13      "Conspicuous."     Identification markings that are capable of
14   being easily seen with normal handling of the firearm and
15   unobstructed by other markings when the complete firearm is
16   assembled.
17      "Firearm."     A weapon that is designed to or is readily
18   convertible to expel any projectile by the action of an
19   explosive or the frame or receiver of any weapon.
20      "Legible."     Identification markings that use exclusively
21   Roman letters and Arabic numerals, or solely Arabic numerals,
22   and may include a hyphen.
23      "Properly mark."     The legible and conspicuous identification
24   of each frame or receiver of a firearm subject to the
25   identification procedures in 27 CFR 478.92 (relating to
26   identification of firearms and armor piercing ammunition by
27   licensed manufacturers and licensed importers).
28      Section 3.     This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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