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SB 42

An Act amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in general provisions, further providing for definitions; in inchoate crimes, further providing for prohibited offensive weapons and for possession of firearm or other dangerous weapon in court facility; in assault, further providing for assault of law enforcement officer and for discharge of firearm into an occupied structure; in theft and related offenses, further providing for definitions; in riot, disorderly conduct and related offenses, further providing for prohibiting of paramilitary training; in firearms and other dangerous articles, further providing for definitions, for persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, for firearms not to be carried without a license and for prohibited conduct during emergency, providing for 3-D printed firearms and further providing for sale or transfer of firearms, for firearm sales surcharge, for registration of firearms, for licensing of dealers and for abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition; and imposing penalties.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Carolyn Comitta and 12 co-sponsors

Declares the act applies only to NC's 21st Senatorial District; contains no substantive provisions or funding; becomes effective when it becomes law.

Referred to Judiciary
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Bill Summary · SB 42

SB 42 — "21st Senatorial District Local Act‑1" (North Carolina)

Short summary: SB 42 is a local act that applies only to North Carolina’s 21st Senatorial District. The bill text as filed is very short: it declares that the act “relates only to the 21st Senatorial District” and that it becomes effective when it becomes law. No substantive policy changes, duties, or program authorizations appear in the version provided.

Purpose and intent

  • The bill’s stated purpose is simply to be a local enactment for the 21st Senatorial District. It does not, in the text provided, specify any changes to statutes, local government powers, or programmatic requirements.
  • The legislative metadata lists subjects including “COUNTIES; LOCAL; CUMBERLAND COUNTY; MOORE COUNTY,” indicating the district includes or affects those counties, but the text itself contains no substantive provisions tied to those counties.

Key provisions (what the bill would do)

  • Section 1: Declares the act applies only to the 21st Senatorial District.
  • Section 2: States the act is effective upon becoming law.
  • No other operative language, regulatory changes, funding, deadlines, or duties appear in the filed text.

Who would be affected

  • Formally limited to persons, local governments, agencies and matters within North Carolina’s 21st Senatorial District (which includes at least Cumberland and Moore counties per the bill metadata).
  • Because the bill contains no substantive changes, there are no identified direct impacts on residents, counties, or state agencies from the text provided.

Procedural status & timeline

  • Introduced / Received by Secretary of the Senate: August 18, 2025 (per provided metadata).
  • Status shown as: Passed 1st Reading.
  • Effective date: the act states it becomes effective when it becomes law (i.e., upon the Governor’s signature and any constitutionally required publication), but no specific effective date is set in the text.

Notes and context

  • This filing appears to be a placeholder or a narrowly framed local enactment; such bills sometimes serve as vehicles for later committee amendments or for local-specific changes inserted later in the process.
  • The bill package provided includes many documents labeled “SB 42” from other states and legislative sessions on entirely different topics (campaign finance, insurance verification, roads/property reversion, floodwatersheds, child welfare, etc.). This summary addresses only the North Carolina local-act version titled “21st Senatorial District Local Act‑1.”
  • If you want a substantive analysis (impacts, fiscal effects, stakeholders) we’ll need the bill’s later version or any committee/author amendments that add operative language. Would you like me to track committee actions or check whether an amended text was filed?

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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