Pennsylvania HB 2598: An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for safe storage of a firearm when not in use.

Bill Text

PRINTER'S NO. 3519
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2598
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY KAUFFMAN, JUNE 3, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, JUNE 3, 2026
AN ACT
Designating a portion of State Route 1008 in Fayetteville,
Franklin County, as the Fire Chief James W. Cutchall Memorial
Highway; and making a repeal.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Fire Chief James W. Cutchall Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as
follows:
(1) Fayetteville Fire Chief James W. Cutchall was
tragically shot and killed on July 2, 1977, when he arrived
at the scene of a blaze set by his killer, who then ambushed
the responding firefighters.
(2) Chief Cutchall was only 33 years of age at the time
of his death and was widely regarded as one of the most
outstanding fire chiefs in the nation.
(3) Chief Cutchall was known for using the following
saying in his speeches: "To be a volunteer firefighter and
make an error is human. To be a volunteer firefighter and
worry about those errors is compassion. To be a volunteer
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firefighter and do something about those errors is
professionalism."
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 1008 in
Fayetteville, Franklin County, is designated as the Fire Chief
James W. Cutchall 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. Repeals.
Repeals are as follows:
(1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under
paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate section 1.
(2) Section 15 of the act of June 17, 2016 (P.L.342,
No.46), is repealed.
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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