Pennsylvania HB 2599: An Act providing for "What Is Your Pennsylvania Story" guidelines for school entities; and imposing duties on the Department of Education.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3520
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2599
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY VEROBISH, ANDERSON, ARMANINI, BARGER, BASHLINE,
BERNSTINE, COOPER, GREINER, HAMM, IRVIN, M. JONES, KAUFFMAN,
KERWIN, KOZAK, KRUPA, KUZMA, PUGH, REICHARD, RIGBY,
RYNCAVAGE, SMITH, STAATS, STEHR, WALLEN, WALSH AND WATRO,
JUNE 3, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 3, 2026
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, further providing for firearms not to be carried
without a license, for licenses and for proof of license and
exception.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 6106(a) and (b)(11) and (13), 6109(a)
and (b) and 6122 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes are amended to read:
§ 6106. Firearms not to be carried without a license.
(a) Offense defined.--
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any person who
carries a firearm [in any vehicle or any person who carries a
firearm] concealed on or about his person, except in his
place of abode, within a vehicle or in a fixed place of
business, without a valid and lawfully issued license under
this chapter commits a felony of the third degree.
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(2) A person who is otherwise eligible to possess a
valid license under this chapter but [carries a firearm in
any vehicle or any person who] carries a firearm concealed on
or about his person, except in his place of abode, within a
vehicle or in a fixed place of business, without a valid and
lawfully issued license and has not committed any other
criminal violation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(b) Exceptions.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall not
apply to:
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[(11) Any person while carrying a firearm in any
vehicle, which person possesses a valid and lawfully issued
license for that firearm which has been issued under the laws
of the United States or any other state.]
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[(13) Any person who is otherwise eligible to possess a
firearm under this chapter and who is operating a motor
vehicle which is registered in the person's name or the name
of a spouse or parent and which contains a firearm for which
a valid license has been issued pursuant to section 6109 to
the spouse or parent owning the firearm.]
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§ 6109. Licenses.
(a) Purpose of license.--A license to carry a firearm shall
be for the purpose of carrying a firearm concealed on or about
one's person [or in a vehicle] throughout this Commonwealth.
(b) Place of application.--An individual who is 21 years of
age or older may apply to a sheriff for a license to carry a
firearm concealed on or about his person [or in a vehicle]
within this Commonwealth. If the applicant is a resident of this
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Commonwealth, he shall make application with the sheriff of the
county in which he resides or, if a resident of a city of the
first class, with the chief of police of that city.
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§ 6122. Proof of license and exception.
(a) General rule.--When carrying a firearm concealed on or
about one's person [or in a vehicle], an individual licensed to
carry a firearm shall, upon lawful demand of a law enforcement
officer, produce the license for inspection. Failure to produce
such license either at the time of arrest or at the preliminary
hearing shall create a rebuttable presumption of nonlicensure.
(b) Exception.--An individual carrying a firearm on or about
his person [or in a vehicle] and claiming an exception under
section 6106(b) (relating to firearms not to be carried without
a license) shall, upon lawful demand of a law enforcement
officer, produce satisfactory evidence of qualification for
exception.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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