Proposed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation H2380
Legislation Overview
Title: Relative to firearm industry accountability and gun violence victims’ access to justice
Description: Relative to firearm industry accountability and access to justice by allowing for civil actions by victims of gun violence. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Session: 193rd General Court
Last Action: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading
Last Action Date: July 8, 2024
Sponsors
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8 sponsors: Frank Moran (D); David Linsky (D); Joanne Comerford (D); Tommy Vitolo (D); Michelle Ciccolo (D); William Driscoll (D); Lydia Edwards (D); Carmine Gentile (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 5% (8 of 160)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jul 8, 2024 | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading |
| House | Jun 13, 2024 | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| Senate | Jun 10, 2024 | Senate concurred |
| House | May 13, 2024 | Reporting date extended to Monday June 10, 2024, pending concurrence |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2024 | Senate concurred |
| House | Apr 11, 2024 | Reporting date extended to Wednesday May 8, 2024, pending concurrence |
| Senate | Mar 25, 2024 | Senate concurred |
| House | Feb 12, 2024 | Reporting date extended to Monday April 8, 2024, pending concurrence |
| Nov 20, 2023 | Hearing scheduled for 11/28/2023 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium | |
| House | Feb 16, 2023 | Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| Senate | Feb 16, 2023 | Senate concurred |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Feb 16, 2023 | 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
