HB 2128 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses and for Pennsylvania State Police.

PRINTER'S NO.   2750

                      THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                          HOUSE BILL
                          No. 2128
                                                 Session of
                                                   2026

     INTRODUCED BY FRANKEL, HILL-EVANS, SANCHEZ, WEBSTER, RIVERA,
        CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, ABNEY, BOROWSKI, WAXMAN, SHUSTERMAN AND
        HOHENSTEIN, JANUARY 9, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 9, 2026


                                      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 licenses and for Pennsylvania
 4      State Police.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.     Sections 6109(e)(1)(i) and 6111.1(i) of Title 18
 8   of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
 9   § 6109.    Licenses.
10      * * *
11      (e)    Issuance of license.--
12             (1)   A license to carry a firearm shall be for the
13      purpose of carrying a firearm concealed on or about one's
14      person or in a vehicle and shall be issued if, after an
15      investigation not to exceed 45 days, it appears that the
16      applicant is an individual concerning whom no good cause
17      exists to deny the license. A license shall not be issued to
18      any of the following:
 1                  (i)   An individual whose character and reputation is
 2            such that the individual would be likely to act in a
 3            manner dangerous to public safety. A sheriff may consider
 4            a finding of a violation of 49 CFR 1540.111 (relating to
 5            carriage of weapons, explosives and incendiaries by
 6            individuals) as good cause for license denial.
 7                  * * *
 8   § 6111.1.      Pennsylvania State Police.
 9      * * *
10      (i)   Reports.--The Pennsylvania State Police shall annually
11   compile and report to the General Assembly, on or before
12   December 31, the following information for the previous year:
13            (1)    number of firearm sales, including the types of
14      firearms;
15            (2)    number of applications for sale of firearms denied,
16      number of challenges of the denials and number of final
17      reversals of initial denials;
18            (3)    summary of the Pennsylvania State Police's
19      activities, including the average time taken to complete a
20      criminal history, juvenile delinquency history or mental
21      health record check; [and]
22            (4)    uniform crime reporting statistics compiled by the
23      Pennsylvania State Police based on the National Incident-
24      based Reporting System[.];
25            (5)    number of licenses to carry a firearm issued under
26      section 6109(e) (relating to licenses);
27            (6)    number of licenses to carry a firearm revoked under
28      section 6109(i);
29            (7)    number of applications for a license to carry a
30      firearm submitted under section 6109(b); and

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1         (8)   number of applications for a license to carry a
2     firearm denied under section 6109(g).
3     * * *
4     Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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