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Proposed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation HB4121

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relative to the reduction of gun violence

Description: Relativerelative to the reduction of gun violence. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Session: 188th General Court

Last Action: New draft substituted, see H4278

Last Action Date: July 9, 2014

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'.

21 sponsors: Robert DeLeo; Cory Atkins; Jennifer Benson; Paul Brodeur; Linda Campbell; Edward Coppinger;Marjorie Decker;Denise Garlick;Kenneth Gordon;Patricia Haddad; Kay Khan; David Linsky; Paul McMurtry; Frank Moran;Michael Moran; Alice Peisch; David Rogers;Byron Rushing; Jeffrey Sanchez; Alan Silvia;Theodore Speliotis;

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 13% (21 of 160)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Jul 9, 2014 New draft substituted, see H4278
House Jul 9, 2014 Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment previously recommended pending
House Jul 9, 2014 Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment previously recommended pending
House Jul 9, 2014 Rules suspended
House Jul 9, 2014 Read second
House Jul 9, 2014 Amendment adopted (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
House Jul 9, 2014 Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with an amendment, substituting a bill with the same title, see H4278
House Jun 12, 2014 Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
House Jun 9, 2014 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the House Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
May 29, 2014 Hearing scheduled for 06/03/2014 from 12:00 PM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
Senate May 27, 2014 Senate concurred
House May 27, 2014 Referred to the committee on House Rules, reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced May 27, 2014 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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