HB 2126 — An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses), 23 (Domestic Relations) and 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for the offense of persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for the offense of firearms not to be carried without a license and for licenses, providing for firearm eligibility license, for application for firearm eligibility license, for fee and qualification, for training course and investigations and for issuance and terms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for proof of license and exception and for administrative regulations; and making editorial changes.
Last action — Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 9, 2026
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 09, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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15 sponsors
1 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (15 D).
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Creating Firearm Eligibility Licenses
Bill Text
- Printer's No. 2748 View text Current
Action History
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Referred to JUDICIARY, Jan. 9, 2026
Sponsors
- Joseph C. Hohenstein · Cosponsor
- Christopher M. Rabb · Cosponsor
- Tarik Khan · Cosponsor
- Emily Kinkead · Primary
- Carol Hill-Evans · Cosponsor
- Maureen E. Madden · Cosponsor
- Benjamin V. Sanchez · Cosponsor
- Peter Schweyer · Cosponsor
- G. Roni Green · Cosponsor
- Dan Frankel · Cosponsor
- Nikki Rivera · Cosponsor
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz · Cosponsor
- Ben Waxman · Cosponsor
- Melissa L. Shusterman · Cosponsor
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 238 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Emily Kinkead Democratic
Co-sponsors (14)
- Joseph C. Hohenstein Democratic
- Christopher M. Rabb Democratic
- Tarik Khan Democratic
- Carol Hill-Evans Democratic
- Maureen E. Madden Democratic
- Benjamin V. Sanchez Democratic
- Peter Schweyer Democratic
- G. Roni Green Democratic
- Dan Frankel Democratic
- Nikki Rivera Democratic
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz Democratic
- Ben Waxman Democratic
- Melissa L. Shusterman Democratic
- Ismail Smith-Wade-El Democratic
Not signed on (238)
238 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 238 →"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.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 2126 do?
- Creating Firearm Eligibility Licenses
- Who sponsors HB 2126?
- HB 2126 is sponsored by Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Peter Schweyer (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Dan Frankel (Democratic), Nikki Rivera (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), and Ismail Smith-Wade-El (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 2126?
- This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 09, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB 2126?
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