PRINTER'S NO. 1526
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 1146
Session of
2024
INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN AND SCHWANK, APRIL 17, 2024
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 17, 2024
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, in firearms and other dangerous
3 articles, further providing for licenses.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6109(e)(1)(vi) and (xiv) of Title 18 of
7 the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
8 § 6109. Licenses.
9 * * *
10 (e) Issuance of license.--
11 (1) A license to carry a firearm shall be for the
12 purpose of carrying a firearm concealed on or about one's
13 person or in a vehicle and shall be issued if, after an
14 investigation not to exceed 45 days, it appears that the
15 applicant is an individual concerning whom no good cause
16 exists to deny the license. A license shall not be issued to
17 any of the following:
18 * * *
19 (vi) An individual who is addicted to or is an
 1 unlawful user of marijuana or a stimulant, depressant or
2 narcotic drug. As used in this subparagraph, the term
3 "unlawful user of marijuana" does not include an
4 individual who holds a valid identification card issued
5 under section 501 of the act of April 17, 2016 (P.L.84,
6 No.16), known as the Medical Marijuana Act.
7 * * *
8 (xiv) An individual who is prohibited from
9 possessing or acquiring a firearm under the statutes of
10 the United States. This subparagraph shall not apply to
11 an individual who is prohibited from possessing or
12 acquiring a firearm under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) (relating
13 to unlawful acts) based solely upon the individual's
14 status as a holder of a valid identification card issued
15 under section 501 of the Medical Marijuana Act.
16 * * *
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 1526: 18-6109(e)(1)(vi)