Proposed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation H2489
Legislation Overview
Title: To close the large capacity magazine loophole
Description: Relative to the sale, transfer, or possession of large capacity ammunition gun feeding devices. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Session: 192nd General Court
Last Action: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Last Action Date: June 28, 2022
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: David Linsky (D); Jack Lewis (D); Kay Khan (D); Lindsay Sabadosa (D); Danillo Sena (D); Steven Owens (D); Michael Barrett (D); Michelle DuBois (D); Tami Gouveia (D); Joanne Comerford (D); Dylan Fernandes (D); Rebecca Rausch (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 8% (12 of 160)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jun 28, 2022 | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| Senate | Jun 13, 2022 | Senate concurred |
| House | May 19, 2022 | Reporting date extended to Friday June 24, 2022, pending concurrence |
| Senate | May 16, 2022 | Senate concurred |
| House | May 5, 2022 | Reporting date extended to Wednesday May 18, 2022, pending concurrence |
| Senate | Mar 17, 2022 | Senate concurred |
| House | Feb 9, 2022 | Reporting date extended to Wednesday May 4, 2022, pending concurrence |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Hearing scheduled for 11/16/2021 from 11:00 AM-02:00 PM in Virtual Hearing | |
| House | Mar 29, 2021 | Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| Senate | Mar 29, 2021 | Senate concurred |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Apr 13, 2021 | 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
