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Proposed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation H3610

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Temporarily preventing firearm access for extremely dangerous or suicidal individuals

Description: By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition of Marjorie C. Decker and others further regulating conditions to carry firearms by certain at risk persons. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Session: 190th General Court

Last Action: New draft substituted, see H4517

Last Action Date: May 21, 2018

Sponsors

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9 sponsors: Marjorie Decker (D); Mike Connolly (D); Salvatore DiDomenico (D); Dylan Fernandes (D); Carlos Gonzalez (D); Kevin Honan (D); Kay Khan (D); Rady Mom (D); Chris Walsh (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 6% (9 of 160)

History
Chamber Date Action
House May 21, 2018 Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill, see H4517
House May 21, 2018 New draft substituted, see H4517
House May 21, 2018 Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
House May 21, 2018 Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
House May 21, 2018 Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
House Apr 17, 2018 Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Senate Feb 7, 2018 Senate concurred
House Feb 7, 2018 Reporting date extended to Sunday April 15, 2018, pending concurrence
Nov 6, 2017 Hearing scheduled for 11/16/2017 from 11:00 AM-03:00 PM in A-1
House Jan 23, 2017 Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Senate Jan 23, 2017 Senate concurred
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Apr 12, 2017 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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