PA Bill Number: HB2245
Title: In sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax.
Description: In sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax. ...
Last Action: Re-committed to Rules
Last Action Date: Jun 8, 2026
Proposed Pennsylvania Gun Legislation HB2244
Legislation Overview
Title: In sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax. Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for the offense of unauthorized access to firearms.
Subject:
Description: An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax. Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for the offense of unauthorized access to firearms.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Re-committed to Rules
Last Action Date: June 8, 2026
Link: https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/hb2244
Sponsors
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23 sponsors: Timothy Briggs (D); Melissa Shusterman (D); Dan Frankel (D); Jeanne McNeill (D); Timothy Brennan (D); Mary Isaacson (D); Nikki Rivera (D); Arvind Venkat (D); Gina Curry (D); Maureen Madden (D); Liz Hanbidge (D); Kyle Donahue (D); Joseph Hohenstein (D); Lindsay Powell (D); Nancy Guenst (D); Ben Sanchez (D); Emily Kinkead (D); Danielle Otten (D); Robert Freeman (D); John Inglis (D); Lisa Borowski (D); Michael Schlossberg (D); Tarah Probst (D)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 8, 2026 | Reported as amended |
| House | Jun 8, 2026 | First consideration |
| House | Jun 8, 2026 | Re-committed to Rules |
| House | Jun 3, 2026 | Referred to Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Jun 8, 2026 | state bill text | bill text |
| Introduced | Jun 3, 2026 | state bill text | bill text |
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | Absent | Passed | Rating | Comments | |
| House Judiciary: PN3505 A03442, Adopt Amendment | 06/8/2026 | 14 | 12 | 0 | Yes |  |
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| House Judiciary: PN3505, Report Bill As Amended | 06/8/2026 | 14 | 12 | 0 | Yes | |
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