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Proposed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation S940

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Enhancing courthouse security

Description: For legislation to enhance courthouse security. The Judiciary.

Session: 189th General Court

Last Action: Read second and ordered to a third reading

Last Action Date: July 28, 2016

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

1 sponsors: James Timilty (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 3% (1 of 40)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jul 28, 2016 Read second and ordered to a third reading
House Jul 28, 2016 Rules suspended
House Jul 28, 2016 Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
House Jul 7, 2016 Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
Senate Jul 5, 2016 Rules suspended
Senate Jul 5, 2016 Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Senate Jul 5, 2016 Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed
Senate Oct 8, 2015 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
Senate Oct 8, 2015 Accompanied by H1519
May 20, 2015 Hearing scheduled for 05/27/2015 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
House Apr 15, 2015 House concurred
Senate Apr 15, 2015 Referred to the Joint Committee on The Judiciary
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Apr 15, 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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