Passed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation H4885
Legislation Overview
Title: Modernizing firearm laws
Description: The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 2584; and striking out the title and inserting in place thereof the following title: “An Act to sensibly address firearm violence through effective reform”) of the House Bill modernizing firearm laws (House, No. 4139), reports recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4885). July 17, 2024.
Session: 193rd General Court
Last Action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024
Last Action Date: July 25, 2024
Sponsors
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0 sponsors:
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 0% (0 of 160)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 | |
| House | Jul 18, 2024 | Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| House | Jul 18, 2024 | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance |
| House | Jul 18, 2024 | Rules suspended |
| House | Jul 18, 2024 | Committee of conference report accepted - 124 YEAS to 33 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 135 ) |
| Senate | Jul 18, 2024 | Rules suspended -see Roll Call #205 (Yeas 35 to Nays 5) |
| House | Jul 18, 2024 | Enacted |
| Senate | Jul 18, 2024 | Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| Senate | Jul 18, 2024 | Motion to postpone to July 24, 2024 negatived -see Roll Call #206 (Yeas 5 to Nays 35) |
| Senate | Jul 18, 2024 | Motion to read conference report -see Roll Call #207 (Yeas 6 to Nays 34) |
| Senate | Jul 18, 2024 | Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #208 (Yeas 35 to Nays 5) |
| House | Jul 17, 2024 | Reported from the committee of conference |
| House | Jul 17, 2024 | Reported on H4139 |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 17, 2024 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate On suspension of the Rules Roll Call #205 | 07/18/2024 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Motion to postpone Roll Call #206 | 07/18/2024 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | No |
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| Senate Motion to have Clerk read Bill Roll Call #207 | 07/18/2024 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | No |
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| Senate conference committee report Roll Call #208 | 07/18/2024 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
