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Proposed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation H3476

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relative to imitation firearms

Description: For legislation to further regulate the sale of imitation firearms in the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Session: 189th General Court

Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4624

Last Action Date: September 22, 2016

Sponsors

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20 sponsors: Daniel Cullinane (D); James Dwyer (D); Jose Tosado (D); Michael Moore (D); Joseph McGonagle (D); Marjorie Decker (D); Mary Keefe (D); Jason Lewis (D); Michael Barrett (D); Barbara L'Italien (D); Linda Forry (D); Elizabeth Malia (D); Lori Ehrlich (D); Paul Tucker (D); Benjamin Swan (D); Aaron Vega (D); Kevin Honan (D); Daniel Hunt (D); Daniel Ryan (D); Brian Ashe (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 13% (20 of 160)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Sep 22, 2016 Accompanied a study order, see H4624
Senate Mar 16, 2016 Senate concurred
House Mar 14, 2016 Reporting date extended to Monday May 2, 2016, pending concurrence
Senate Jan 28, 2016 Senate concurred
House Jan 27, 2016 Referred to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary
House Jan 27, 2016 Read second
House Jan 27, 2016 Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
House Jan 27, 2016 Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
House Jan 27, 2016 Rules suspended
Jan 4, 2016 Hearing scheduled for 01/07/2016 from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM in B-1
House Jan 20, 2015 Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Senate Jan 20, 2015 Senate concurred
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 20, 2015 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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