SB 489 — An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition; and, in home rule and optional plan government, repealing provisions relating to limitation on municipal powers.

PRINTER'S NO.    468

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                        SENATE BILL
                        No. 489
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY COLLETT, COMITTA, STREET, HAYWOOD, COSTA, KANE,
        TARTAGLIONE, SANTARSIERO AND MUTH, MARCH 21, 2025

     REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 21, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 53 (Municipalities
 2      Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in
 3      firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for
 4      limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition; and,
 5      in home rule and optional plan government, repealing
 6      provisions relating to limitation on municipal powers.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    Section 6120(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
10   Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
11   adding a subsection to read:
12   § 6120.    Limitation on the regulation of firearms and
13                ammunition.
14      (a)    General rule.--[No county, municipality or township]
15   Except as provided in subsection (a.4), no political subdivision
16   may in any manner regulate the lawful ownership, possession,
17   transfer or transportation of firearms, ammunition or ammunition
18   components when carried or transported for purposes not
19   prohibited by the laws of this Commonwealth.
20      * * *
 1      (a.4)    Exception.--A political subdivision may, by ordinance,
 2   regulate the possession, transfer or transportation of firearms,
 3   ammunition or ammunition components when carried or transported
 4   on any property owned, operated or maintained by the political
 5   subdivision, including, but not limited to:
 6             (1)   Buildings.
 7             (2)   Parks.
 8             (3)   Conveyances or vehicles.
 9      * * *
10      Section 2.     Section 2962(g) of Title 53 is repealed:
11   § 2962.    Limitation on municipal powers.
12      * * *
13      [(g)    Regulation of firearms.--A municipality shall not enact
14   any ordinance or take any other action dealing with the
15   regulation of the transfer, ownership, transportation or
16   possession of firearms.]
17      * * *
18      Section 3.     This act shall take effect in 60 days.




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