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PA SB1075
Bill
Status
10/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Arthur Haywood
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AI Summary
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Creates a new "firearm eligibility license" required to purchase any firearm in Pennsylvania, with a $50 initial fee and $30 renewal fee, valid for five years
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Requires applicants to complete a minimum 16-hour certified firearms training course covering Pennsylvania firearm law, home safety, firearm mechanisms, and demonstrate safe handling before obtaining the license
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Mandates fingerprint submission to Pennsylvania State Police for FBI background check, plus criminal history, juvenile delinquency, and mental health records review before license issuance
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Exempts licensed firearms manufacturers, dealers, law enforcement officers, military members, and those purchasing antique firearms from the eligibility license requirement
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Adds lack of a valid firearm eligibility license to the list of conditions prohibiting firearm possession, and requires the license number to appear on license-to-carry applications and records of sale
Legislative Description
In firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license and for licenses, providing for firearm eligibility license, for application for firearm eligibility license, for fee and qualification, for investigations and training course and for issuance and terms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for Pennsylvania State Police, for proof of license and exception and for administrative regulations; and making editorial changes.
Last Action
Referred to Judiciary
10/24/2025