Pennsylvania HB 738: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for identification required for purchase of firearm ammunition.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 762
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 738
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY BRENNAN, LABS, GUENST, VITALI, SANCHEZ, HILL-
EVANS, BOROWSKI, STAATS AND WARREN, FEBRUARY 25, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, FEBRUARY 25, 2025
AN ACT
Designating a portion of State Route 1006, also known as Ferry
Road, from the intersection with Limekiln Road to the
intersection with Pennsylvania Route 313, also known as Swamp
Road, in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, as the Judge R.
Barry McAndrews Memorial Highway.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Judge R. Barry McAndrews Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Judge R. Barry McAndrews was born in Philadelphia
and grew up in the West Oak Lane neighborhood where he
graduated from LaSalle College High School in 1950.
(2) After graduating from LaSalle University in 1954,
Judge McAndrews received his Juris Doctor degree from
Villanova University School of Law in 1957.
(3) Following his graduation from law school, Judge
McAndrews served in the United States Marine Corp from 1957
to 1962, receiving the rank of captain while stationed in
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Hawaii with his wife, Liz, and children.
(4) Judge McAndrews held many roles throughout his legal
career, including chief counsel at CertainTeed Corporation
from 1962 to 1967 and an assistant public defender from 1968
to 1969.
(5) Judge McAndrews was a partner in private practice
from 1967 to 1991 which led to his appointment as a judge for
the Court of Common Pleas of Bucks County in May 1991 by
Governor Bob Casey, then he was elected for a 10-year term as
the eleventh judge on the bench.
(6) While serving on the bench, Judge McAndrews was
selected as President Judge in 1999, a role he held until his
retirement in 2003.
(7) As President Judge, Judge McAndrews was a leading
advocate for the building of the new Bucks County Justice
Center which opened in January 2015.
(8) After many years of service to this Commonwealth and
to our country, Judge R. Barry McAndrews passed away on March
23, 2024, at 91 years of age.
(b) Designation.--The section of State Route 1006, also
known as Ferry Road, from the intersection with Limekiln Road to
the intersection with Pennsylvania Route 313, also known as
Swamp Road, in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, is designated
the Judge R. Barry McAndrews Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and
maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to
traffic in both directions on the highway.
Section 2. Effective date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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