Pennsylvania 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 60 D cosponsors

HB 1065 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions and providing for the offense of sale of firearm or firearm parts without serial numbers and for privately made firearms.

Last action — Referred to Judiciary

  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 March 31, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 60 sponsors

    1 primary, 59 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (60 D).

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Referred to Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 59 co-sponsors · 193 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (59)

Not signed on (193)

193 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

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1065?
HB 1065 is sponsored by Morgan Cephas (Democratic), Malcolm Kenyatta (Democratic), Jose Giral (Democratic), Emily Kinkead (Democratic), Arvind Venkat (Democratic), Ben Waxman (Democratic), Danilo Burgos (Democratic), Chris Pielli (Democratic), Joseph C. Hohenstein (Democratic), Elizabeth Fiedler (Democratic), Benjamin V. Sanchez (Democratic), Tarik Khan (Democratic), Liz Hanbidge (Democratic), Nancy Guenst (Democratic), Perry S. Warren (Democratic), Carol Hill-Evans (Democratic), Michael H. Schlossberg (Democratic), Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (Democratic), Steven R. Malagari (Democratic), Kyle Donahue (Democratic), Robert Freeman (Democratic), Justin C. Fleming (Democratic), Joe Webster (Democratic), Jennifer O'Mara (Democratic), Melissa Cerrato (Democratic), G. Roni Green (Democratic), Dan Frankel (Democratic), Lisa A. Borowski (Democratic), Tim Brennan (Democratic), MaryLouise Isaacson (Democratic), Mary Jo Daley (Democratic), Daniel J. Deasy (Democratic), Nikki Rivera (Democratic), Greg Vitali (Democratic), Leanne Krueger (Democratic), Jeanne McNeill (Democratic), Dave Madsen (Democratic), Heather Boyd (Democratic), Paul Friel (Democratic), Abigail Salisbury (Democratic), Melissa L. Shusterman (Democratic), Christina D. Sappey (Democratic), Tarah Probst (Democratic), Dan K. Williams (Democratic), Sean Dougherty (Democratic), Christopher M. Rabb (Democratic), Carol Kazeem (Democratic), Maureen E. Madden (Democratic), Danielle Friel Otten (Democratic), Anthony A. Bellmon (Democratic), Jason Dawkins (Democratic), La'Tasha D. Mayes (Democratic), Peter Schweyer (Democratic), Brandon J. Markosek (Democratic), David M. Delloso (Democratic), Jen Mazzocco (Democratic), Mandy Steele (Democratic), Ismail Smith-Wade-El (Democratic), Eddie Day Pashinski (Democratic), and John C. Inglis III (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1065?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 31, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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