HB 1486 — An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in bonds and recognizances, providing for bail in illegal firearm offenses in city of the first class.
Congress · introduced 2025-05-21
Latest action: — Referred to JUDICIARY, May 21, 2025
Sponsors
- Jason Dawkins (D, PA-179) — sponsor · 2025-05-21
- Jose Giral (D, PA-180) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
- Chris Pielli (D, PA-156) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
- Carol Hill-Evans (D, PA-95) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
- Joe Webster (D, PA-150) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
- Maureen E. Madden (D, PA-115) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
- Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, PA-153) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
- Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, PA-129) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
- Dan K. Williams (D, PA-74) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
- Melissa L. Shusterman (D, PA-157) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
- Malcolm Kenyatta (D, PA-181) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
- G. Roni Green (D, PA-190) — cosponsor · 2025-05-21
Action timeline
- · house — Referred to JUDICIARY, May 21, 2025
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Bill text
Printer's No. 1740 · 1,868 characters · source document
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PRINTER'S NO. 1740
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1486
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, GIRAL, PIELLI, HILL-EVANS, WEBSTER,
MADDEN, SANCHEZ, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, D. WILLIAMS, SHUSTERMAN,
KENYATTA AND GREEN, MAY 16, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 21, 2025
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in bonds and
3 recognizances, providing for bail in illegal firearm offenses
4 in city of the first class.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 5762. Bail in illegal firearm offenses in city of the first
10 class.
11 A defendant who has been charged with possession of an
12 illegal firearm or for committing an offense with an illegal
13 firearm under 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 (relating to firearms and other
14 dangerous articles) in a city of the first class and has been
15 granted bail may obtain the defendant's release from custody by
16 posting bail as follows:
17 (1) For a first offense, a sum equal to 10% of the full
18 amount of the bail.
1 (2) For a second offense, a sum equal to 50% of the full
2 amount of the bail.
3 (3) For a third or subsequent offense, a sum equal to
4 100% of the full amount of the bail.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
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| — | referred_to_committee | Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee | — | pa-leg |
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Dawkins (D, state_lower PA-179) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Benjamin V. Sanchez (D, state_lower PA-153) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carol Hill-Evans (D, state_lower PA-95) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Chris Pielli (D, state_lower PA-156) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Dan K. Williams (D, state_lower PA-74) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | G. Roni Green (D, state_lower PA-190) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Joe Webster (D, state_lower PA-150) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Johanny Cepeda-Freytiz (D, state_lower PA-129) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jose Giral (D, state_lower PA-180) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Malcolm Kenyatta (D, state_lower PA-181) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Maureen E. Madden (D, state_lower PA-115) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Melissa L. Shusterman (D, state_lower PA-157) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-20 · was referred to Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee · pa-leg