Proposed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation H3253
Legislation Overview
Title: To reduce gun violence and to protect the citizens of the Commonwealth
Description: Relative to further regulating the licensing, sale and possession of firearms and increasing the tax on the sale of firearms and ammunition. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Session: 188th General Court
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Sponsors
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24 sponsors: David Linsky; Lori Ehrlich; William Brownsberger; Frank Smizik; Sonia Chang-Diaz; Ellen Story; Tricia Farley-Bouvier;Jonathan Hecht; Ruth Balser; Denise Andrews;Denise Provost; Kay Khan; Martha Walz; Thomas Conroy; Marcos Devers; Alice Peisch; John Keenan;Carl Sciortino; David Rogers;Marjorie Decker;John Mahoney;Cory Atkins; Katherine Clark; Byron Rushing;
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 15% (24 of 160)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Sep 25, 2014 | Accompanied a study order, see H4490 |
| House | Jun 30, 2014 | Reporting date extended to Thursday, July 3, 2014, pending concurrence |
| Senate | Jun 30, 2014 | Senate concurred |
| Senate | May 1, 2014 | Senate concurred |
| House | Apr 24, 2014 | Reporting date extended to Thursday May 15, 2014, pending concurrence |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Hearing scheduled for 09/13/2013 from 10:00 AM-08:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium | |
| House | Jan 22, 2013 | Referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| Senate | Jan 22, 2013 | Senate concurred |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 22, 2013 | 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
