As previously alerted, yesterday was the deadline for legislation to pass out of the policy committee in the second chamber. A waiver was granted for Assembly Bill 291, exempting the bill from the deadlines. This waiver coupled with the rules suspension that occurred earlier this week means that AB 291 can be considered at any time.
Pennsylvania state Rep. Angel Cruz stirred the gun control versus gun rights pot earlier this year when he introduced a bill that would require gun owners to register their firearms every year.They also would be required to pay a $10 registration fee annually.His bill, according to advocates on both sides of the Second Amendment debate, has zero chance of ever escaping Harrisburg purgatory, also known as legislative committee.Other bills, however, are winding their way through the committees of the House...