HB 2044 — An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous articles, providing for report of theft or loss of firearm; and imposing penalties.

PRINTER'S NO.   2641

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 2044
                                               Session of
                                                 2025

     INTRODUCED BY SANCHEZ, KENYATTA, KAZEEM, HOHENSTEIN, GIRAL,
        MADDEN, FRANKEL, PIELLI, VENKAT, WAXMAN, BURGOS, WEBSTER,
        BRENNAN, K.HARRIS, GUENST, HILL-EVANS, HANBIDGE, BOROWSKI,
        BENHAM, HOWARD, SCHLOSSBERG, McANDREW, DONAHUE, CERRATO,
        WARREN, RIVERA, O'MARA, BOYD, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, DOUGHERTY AND
        CIRESI, NOVEMBER 19, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 19, 2025


                                    AN ACT
 1   Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
 2      Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
 3      articles, providing for report of theft or loss of firearm;
 4      and imposing penalties.
 5      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 6   hereby enacts as follows:
 7      Section 1.    Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 8   Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
 9   § 6115.1.   Report of theft or loss of firearm.
10      (a)   Duty to report.--An owner or other person lawfully in
11   possession of a firearm who suffers the loss or theft of a
12   firearm shall, within 72 hours of the discovery of the loss or
13   theft, report the facts and circumstances of the loss or theft
14   to the municipal police of the jurisdiction in which the loss or
15   theft is believed to have occurred or the Pennsylvania State
16   Police. The person making the report shall provide all known
17   information about the firearm, including the following:
 1            (1)   Name and address of the owner.
 2            (2)   All known facts and circumstances pertaining to the
 3      loss or theft.
 4            (3)   Name of the manufacturer and importer.
 5            (4)   Model.
 6            (5)   Type of action.
 7            (6)   Caliber or gauge.
 8            (7)   Serial number.
 9            (8)   Any other information deemed necessary by the
10      officer or police department receiving the report.
11      (b)   Sharing of information.--Information provided to a law
12   enforcement agency under subsection (a) shall be entered into
13   the Commonwealth Law Enforcement Assistance Network and National
14   Crime Information Center database by the receiving law
15   enforcement agency within 24 hours of receiving the report of a
16   lost or stolen firearm.
17      (c)   Return of firearm.--A lost or stolen firearm recovered
18   by the Pennsylvania State Police or a local law enforcement
19   agency shall be returned to the lawful owner, subject to the
20   provisions of section 6111.1(b)(4) (relating to Pennsylvania
21   State Police).
22      (d)   Penalty.--A person who violates subsection (a) commits:
23            (1)   A summary offense for the first offense, punishable
24      by a fine of not more than $500.
25            (2)   A misdemeanor of the second degree for a second
26      offense.
27            (3)   A misdemeanor of the first degree for a third or
28      subsequent offense.
29      Section 2.    This act shall take effect in 60 days.



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