HB 1612 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for sale or transfer of firearms and for Pennsylvania State Police.

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                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 1612
                                                 Session of
                                                   2025

     INTRODUCED BY WARREN, SANCHEZ, VITALI, VENKAT, PIELLI, GIRAL,
        KHAN, NEILSON, BOROWSKI, BRENNAN, HOHENSTEIN, SAMUELSON,
        SCHLOSSBERG, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, SHUSTERMAN, MALAGARI, FREEMAN,
        HILL-EVANS AND FRANKEL, JUNE 16, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 16, 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, for persons not
 4      to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer
 5      firearms, for sale or transfer of firearms and for
 6      Pennsylvania State Police.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    Section 6102 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
10   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
11   § 6102.    Definitions.
12      Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent
13   provisions of this subchapter which are applicable to specific
14   provisions of this subchapter, the following words and phrases,
15   when used in this subchapter shall have, unless the context
16   clearly indicates otherwise, the meanings given to them in this
17   section:
18      * * *
19      "Terrorist screening database."      A list compiled by the
 1   Federal Bureau of Investigation and used by various agencies to
 2   consolidate and screen information relating to individuals who
 3   are known or suspected as being international terrorists and
 4   domestic terrorists.
 5      Section 2.       Section 6105(c) of Title 18 is amended by adding
 6   a paragraph to read:
 7   § 6105.    Persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell
 8                    or transfer firearms.
 9      * * *
10      (c)    Other persons.--In addition to any person who has been
11   convicted of any offense listed under subsection (b), the
12   following persons shall be subject to the prohibition of
13   subsection (a):
14             * * *
15             (11)    A person whose name is included on the terrorist
16      screening database.
17      * * *
18      Section 3.       Sections 6111(b)(3) and (6) and (g)(3) and
19   6111.1(b)(1) of Title 18 are amended to read:
20   § 6111.    Sale or transfer of firearms.
21      * * *
22      (b)    Duty of seller.--No licensed importer, licensed
23   manufacturer or licensed dealer shall sell or deliver any
24   firearm to another person, other than a licensed importer,
25   licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer or licensed collector,
26   until the conditions of subsection (a) have been satisfied and
27   until he has:
28             * * *
29             (3)    Requested by means of a telephone call that the
30      Pennsylvania State Police conduct a criminal history,

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 1    juvenile delinquency history, terrorist screening database
 2    and a mental health record check. The purchaser and the
 3    licensed dealer shall provide such information as is
 4    necessary to accurately identify the purchaser. The requester
 5    shall be charged a fee equivalent to the cost of providing
 6    the service but not to exceed $2 per buyer or transferee.
 7          * * *
 8          (6)   Unless it has been discovered pursuant to a criminal
 9    history, juvenile delinquency, terrorist screening database
10    and mental health records background check that the potential
11    purchaser or transferee is prohibited from possessing a
12    firearm pursuant to section 6105, no information received via
13    telephone following the implementation of the instantaneous
14    background check system from a purchaser or transferee who
15    has received a unique approval number shall be retained by
16    the Pennsylvania State Police.
17          * * *
18    (g)   Penalties.--
19          * * *
20          (3)   Any person, licensed dealer, licensed manufacturer
21    or licensed importer who knowingly and intentionally requests
22    a criminal history, juvenile delinquency, terrorist screening
23    database or mental health record check or other confidential
24    information from the Pennsylvania State Police under this
25    chapter for any purpose other than compliance with this
26    chapter or knowingly and intentionally disseminates any
27    criminal history, juvenile delinquency or mental health
28    record or other confidential information to any person other
29    than the subject of the information commits a felony of the
30    third degree.

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 1            * * *
 2   § 6111.1.      Pennsylvania State Police.
 3      * * *
 4      (b)   Duty of Pennsylvania State Police.--
 5            (1)    Upon receipt of a request for a criminal history,
 6      juvenile delinquency history, terrorist screening database
 7      and mental health record check of the potential purchaser or
 8      transferee, the Pennsylvania State Police shall immediately
 9      during the licensee's call or by return call [forthwith]:
10                  (i)    review the Pennsylvania State Police criminal
11            history and fingerprint records to determine if the
12            potential purchaser or transferee is prohibited from
13            receipt or possession of a firearm under Federal or State
14            law[;] and determine whether the name of the potential
15            purchaser or transferee is included on the terrorist
16            screening database;
17                  (ii)    review the juvenile delinquency and mental
18            health records of the Pennsylvania State Police to
19            determine whether the potential purchaser or transferee
20            is prohibited from receipt or possession of a firearm
21            under Federal or State law; and
22                  (iii)    inform the licensee making the inquiry either:
23                         (A)   that the potential purchase or transfer is
24                  prohibited; or
25                         (B)   provide the licensee with a unique approval
26                  number.
27            * * *
28      Section 4.        This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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