Pennsylvania HB 706: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for licenses.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 725
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 706
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ZIMMERMAN, SCHEUREN, HAMM, GREINER, BANTA,
M. JONES, SMITH, REICHARD, STENDER, STAATS, KAUFFMAN,
KENYATTA, KRUPA, ROWE AND METZGAR, FEBRUARY 24, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
articles, further providing for licenses.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6109(h)(1) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the subsection
is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
§ 6109. Licenses.
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(h) Fee.--
(1) [In] Except as provided for in paragraph (8), in
addition to fees described in [paragraphs (2)(ii) and]
paragraph (3), the fee for a license to carry a firearm is
$19. This includes all of the following:
(i) A renewal notice processing fee of $1.50.
(ii) An administrative fee of $5 under section 14(2)
of the act of July 6, 1984 (P.L.614, No.127), known as
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the Sheriff Fee Act.
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(8) The governing authority of a county may, after
consultation with the sheriff or, in a city of the first
class, the chief of police, waive the fees provided for in
paragraphs (1) and (3) for an applicant who is an honorably
discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States
or is 65 years of age or older.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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