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Proposed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation H2367

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relative to universal background checks for private gun sales

Description: Relative to universal background checks for private gun sales. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Session: 193rd General Court

Last Action: Read second and ordered to a third reading

Last Action Date: June 20, 2024

Sponsors

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15 sponsors: David Linsky (D); Jack Lewis (D); Mindy Domb (D); Marcus Vaughn (R); Lindsay Sabadosa (D); James Arena-DeRosa (D); Kay Khan (D); Christine Barber (D); Ryan Hamilton (D); Michael Barrett (D); Jennifer Balinsky Armini (D); Michelle DuBois (D); Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D); Carmine Gentile (D); Rebecca Rausch (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (15 of 160)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jun 20, 2024 Read second and ordered to a third reading
House Jun 20, 2024 Rules suspended
House Jun 20, 2024 Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
House May 22, 2024 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Senate Apr 25, 2024 Senate concurred
House Apr 11, 2024 Reporting date extended to Wednesday May 8, 2024, pending concurrence
Senate Mar 25, 2024 Senate concurred
House Feb 12, 2024 Reporting date extended to Monday April 8, 2024, pending concurrence
Nov 20, 2023 Hearing scheduled for 11/28/2023 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
House Feb 16, 2023 Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Senate Feb 16, 2023 Senate concurred
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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