Pennsylvania 2025_0 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 1818 — A Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for a constitutional right to carry.

Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, Aug. 22, 2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced August 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Ensuring the Right to Constitutional Carry

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to JUDICIARY, Aug. 22, 2025

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 249 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (249)

249 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1818 do?
Ensuring the Right to Constitutional Carry
Who sponsors HB 1818?
HB 1818 is sponsored by Frank Burns (Democratic), Jim Haddock (Democratic), Mandy Steele (Democratic), and Mark M. Gillen (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1818?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced August 22, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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