PRINTER'S NO. 1898
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1493
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY PYLE, MILLARD, DUNBAR, METZGAR, BERNSTINE, RYAN,
METCALFE, COX, KAUFFMAN, ZIMMERMAN, JAMES, TALLMAN, CAUSER,
MALONEY, STAATS, D. COSTA, WARD, DIAMOND, READSHAW,
A. HARRIS, GODSHALL, WHEELAND, ROTHMAN, IRVIN AND SANKEY,
JUNE 2, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 2, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in powers of department and local authorities,
further providing for control of public travel on private
property by owner by adding provisions relating to firearms
in motor vehicles.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6113 of Title 75 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding subsections to read:
ยง 6113. Control of public travel on private property by owner.
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(c) Firearms in motor vehicles.--
(1) A business entity, property owner or legal possessor
or public or private employer may not establish, maintain or
enforce a policy or rule that prohibits or has the effect of
prohibiting a person from transporting or storing a firearm
in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is in a location where
the firearm is otherwise permitted to be and;
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