72 total bills, 8 anti-gun bills,
3 pro-gun bills for this session
Proposed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation
72 total bills, 8 anti-gun bills,
3 pro-gun bills for this session
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note: Massachusetts carries over legislation from odd-numbered years to even numbered years without exception
Title: To strengthen and enhance firearms laws in the Commonwealth.
Description: Relative to strengthening and enhancing firearms laws in the Commonwealth. The Judiciary. January 16, 2013.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: To improve criminal laws relative to organized retail theft
Description: Relative to the criminal penalties for organized retail theft. The Judiciary.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: January 22, 2013
Title: Regulating the sale of knives
Description: Relative to regulating the sale of certain knives for use as weapons. The Judiciary.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: January 22, 2013
Title: Clarifying the technical definition of a dangerous weapon in a school zone
Description: Relative to the definition of a dangerous weapon and the possession of such weapons in the vicinity of educational facilities. The Judiciary.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: January 22, 2013
Title: Relative to non lethal self defense spray
Description: Relativerelative to the issuance of licenses for the use of chemical mace. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
Last Action Date: June 3, 2013
Title: Relative to the lawful sale of ammunition
Description: Relativerelative to the lawful sale of ammunition from companies outside of the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to the lawful sale of handguns
Description: Relativerelative to unfair or deceptive acts or practices concerning the lawful sale of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to youth hunting programs
Description: Relativerelative to the minimum age for issuance of firearms identification cards. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Removing change of address civil rights penalties
Description: For legislation to remove failure to notify the Criminal History Systems Board of a change of address as a cause for revocation or suspension of a firearms identification card. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to bullet proof vests
Description: Relativerelative to maintaining detailed records on all purchasers of body armor, so-called. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to the possession of weapons
Description: Relative to authorizing county law enforcement personnel to possess electrical weapons. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: January 22, 2013
Title: Closing automatic rifle loopholes
Description: Relative to firearm possession penalties. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Resolve to establish a special commission relative to gun violence and the reduction of poverty in the Commonwealth
Description: Relativerelative to reducing poverty in the Commonwealth . Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Promoting responsible investment and the prevention of genocide
Description: Relative to the investment of funds in certain institutions engaged in the manufacture, distribution or sale of firearms and weapons. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House committee on Ways and Means
Last Action Date: June 3, 2013
Title: To combat gun violence
Description: Relative to the regulation of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to a report of firearms statistics
Description: Relativerelative to the filing of a biennial report by the Secretary of Public Safety of firearms-related statistics. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to senior gun owner equity act
Description: Relativerelative to the renewal fee for firearm identification cards for persons over the age of 64 . Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
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.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to the sale and possession of body armor
Description: For legislation to further regulate the sale and possession of body armor. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Creating a statewide gun offender registry
Description: For legislation to establish a statewide gun offender registry. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to the transmission of firearms background check information
Description: Relativerelative to the transmission of firearms background check information. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Providing for the secure storage of large numbers of firearms
Description: For legislation to provide for the secure storage of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Act relative to dangerous weapons
Description: Relative to dangerous weapons. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: January 22, 2013
Title: Relative to civil rights and public safety
Description: For legislation to prohibit subdivisions of the Commonwealth from further restricting the use or possession of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Associated with incurred fines for delayed firearm license renewals
Description: Relative to the renewal of expired firearms licenses. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to constitutional rights
Description: For legislation to prohibit counties, cities or towns from adopting ordinances or regulations concerning lawful firearms, ammunition or ammunition component rights. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to an unloaded rifle or shotgun
Description: For legislation to repeal the law regulating the carrying of unloaded rifles or shotguns. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: January 22, 2013
Title: Relative to equitable firearm license fees
Description: Relativerelative to firearm license fees. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to fair licensing
Description: Relativerelative to the licensing of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to firearm license disqualifiers
Description: Relativerelative to previous convictions for persons making application for firearms licenses. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to non-resident Second Amendment civil rights
Description: For legislation to authorize the Colonel of the State Police, or persons authorized by him, to issue temporary license to carry firearms to certain nonresidents. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to the term of firearm licenses
Description: Relativerelative to the terms of firearm licenses and exempting certain persons from paying firearms license renewal fees. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to youth firearm training and competition
Description: Relativerelative to illegal firearms sales to aliens and unsupervised youth firearm training and the penalties for violations. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Repealing the ban on modern sporting arms
Description: For legislation to repeal the ban on assault weapons and large capacity feeding devices. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to pepper spray
Description: Relativerelative to licenses for the possession of pepper spray. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied H2145
Last Action Date: June 3, 2013
Title: Relative to firearm licensing
Description: Relativerelative to the issuance and use of firearm identification cards. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to increasing accessibility to nonlethal self defense sprays
Description: For legislation to increase the accessibility of non-lethal self defense sprays. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied H2145
Last Action Date: June 3, 2013
Title: Relative to firearms in the Commonwealth
Description: Relativerelative to requiring certain insurance policies for persons with firearm licenses. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Establishing a voluntary firearm turn-in program
Description: For legislation to establish a voluntary firearm turn-in program. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to the preservation of the second amendment
Description: For legislation to prohibit the infringement of the right to keep and bear firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: Relative to mental illness and firearms
Description: For legislation to establish a firearms and mental health fitness information registry within the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4490
Last Action Date: September 25, 2014
Title: To establish and award grants for the reduction of violence in municipalities
Description: For legislation to establish and award grants for the reduction of violence in municipalities. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see H4432
Last Action Date: August 28, 2014
Title: Relative to firearm identification cards
Description: Relativerelative to renewal of firearm identification cards. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: March 17, 2014
Title: To preserve 2nd Amendment Rights
Description: Relative to licenses to carry firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: March 17, 2014
Title: To assist police and state agenices in the FID and LTC application and renewal process
Description: For legislation to extend the processing time for the issuance of firearm identification cards and licenses to carry firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: March 17, 2014
Title: Relative to domestic violence
Description: Relative to domestic violence Text of amendments (offered by Mr. DeLeo of Winthrop and other members of the House), as changed by the
Last Action: H4037, published as amended
Last Action Date: April 8, 2014
Title: Relative to the reduction of gun violence
Description: Relativerelative to the reduction of gun violence. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: New draft substituted, see H4278
Last Action Date: July 9, 2014
Title: Relative to the reduction of gun violence
Description: Relative to the reduction of gun violence
Last Action: Published as amended, see H4285
Last Action Date: July 9, 2014
Title: Relative to the reduction of gun violence
Description: Relative to the reduction of gun violence House bill No. 4278, as changed by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading, and as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. July 9, 2014.
Last Action: See H4376
Last Action Date: July 30, 2014
Title: Relative to the reduction of gun violence
Description: Relativerelative to the reduction of gun violence (House, No. 4285), reported recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4376). July 30, 2014. [COMMITTEE].
Last Action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 284 of the Acts of 2014
Last Action Date: August 13, 2014
Title: Regulating secondary metals dealing
Description: For legislation to regulate secondary metals dealing. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.
Last Action: Accompanied a new draft, see S1916
Last Action Date: November 12, 2013
Title: Relative to the establishment of independent forensic sciences laboratories and the oversight and accreditation of such laboratories
Description: For legislation to establish and accredit independent forensic science laboratories. . Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2117
Last Action Date: May 1, 2014
Title: Regarding the prevention of illegal trafficking and gun violence among youth in the Commonwealth
Description: For legislation relative to the prevention of illegal trafficking and gun violence among youth in the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Relative to preventing illegal trafficking of firearms
Description: For legislation to prevent illegal trafficking of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Relative to firearms and firearms violence
Description: For legislation relative to firearms and firearms violence. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Increasing the penalties for the illegal possession of firearms
Description: For legislation to increase the penalties for the illegal possession of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Relative to dangerous weapons
Description: For legislation relative to dangerous weapons. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: February 28, 2013
Title: Requiring a firearms licensing authority to provide a receipt for firearm license applications.
Description: For legislation to require a firearms licensing authority to provide a receipt for firearm license applications. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Relative to firearm permits for retired law enforcement personnel
Description: For legislation relative to firearm permits for retired law enforcement personnel. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Relative to licenses to carry firearms and certain knives
Description: For legislation relative to licenses to carry firearms and certain knives. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Prohibiting the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency
Description: For legislation to prohibit the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Relative to deceptive weapons
Description: For legislation relative to deceptive weapons. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Senate concurred
Last Action Date: February 28, 2013
Title: Relative to surrender and storage
Description: For legislation relative to the surrender of firearms and ammunition to licensing authorities. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Resolutions relative to firearm licensing
Description: For legislation relative to firearm licensing. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Enhancing public safety through the use of technology
Description: For legislation to further enhance public safety in the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Relative to a study commission on GPS locators in firearms
Description: For legislation to create a GPS Locators in Firearms Study Commission. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied a study order, see S2266
Last Action Date: July 15, 2014
Title: Relative to remove pepper spray from firearms identification
Description: For legislation to remove pepper spray from firearms identification. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Last Action: Accompanied H2145
Last Action Date: June 3, 2013
Title: Regulating secondary metals dealing
Description: Bill Title: An Act regulating secondary metals dealing The committee on Ethics and Rules, to whom was referred the Senate Bill regulating secondary metals dealing (Senate, No. 1916),- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft of the same title (Senate, No. 1929).
Last Action: Referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Last Action Date: November 20, 2013
Title: Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 4001)
Description: Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2015 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (House, No. 4001)
Last Action: Passed to be engrossed - Roll Call #346 [YEAS 39 - NAYS 1]
Last Action Date: May 23, 2014
Title: Relative to the reduction of gun violence
Description: Relativerelative to the reduction of gun violence (House, No. 4285);- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2265
Last Action: See H4285
Last Action Date: July 17, 2014
Title: Senate amendment
Description: Relative to the reduction of gun violence (House, No. 4285) (being the text of Senate, No. 2265, printed as amended)
Last Action: See H4285
Last Action Date: July 17, 2014
Title: Relative to domestic violence
Description: Relativerelativerelative to domestic violence.” (Senate, No. 2334).
Last Action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 260 of the Acts of 2014
Last Action Date: August 8, 2014
