S07076 Increases certain penalties for certain crimes relating to criminal possession of a weapon or firearm; relates to the release of information to the public, schools or law enforcement pertaining to youthful and adolescent offenders; establishes the crime of criminal solicitation of a minor in a violent felony; repeals certain provisions relating to disclosure of law enforcement arrest or booking photographs of an individual.

Direction

Why the model tagged it this way: The bill primarily raises the classification of numerous weapons-possession and use offenses from misdemeanors or lower felonies to higher felonies (e.g., fourth-degree possession from A misdemeanor to E felony; first-degree from B to A-I felony), expands the list of violent felonies to include more weapons crimes, and imposes mandatory consecutive sentencing enhancements for firearm use. These changes increase penalties and restrictions on illegal firearm possession and use. Additional provisions on information release for youthful offenders and mandatory detention considerations for firearm-

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Sponsors

• Joseph Griffo R · primary
• Mark Walczyk R

Text versions

• Introduced 2025-04-01