Proposed Massachusetts Firearm Legislation H3729
Legislation Overview
Title: Relative to universal background checks for private gun sales
Description: Relative to universal background checks for private gun sales. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Session: 192nd 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: May 17, 2022
Sponsors
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15 sponsors: David Linsky (D); Jack Lewis (D); Dylan Fernandes (D); Kay Khan (D); Lindsay Sabadosa (D); Ruth Balser (D); Danillo Sena (D); Steven Owens (D); Michael Barrett (D); Michael Day (D); Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D); David Rogers (D); Michael Moran (D); Michelle DuBois (D); Tami Gouveia (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 9% (15 of 160)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | May 17, 2022 | Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading |
| House | Mar 17, 2022 | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling |
| Nov 11, 2021 | Hearing scheduled for 11/16/2021 from 11:00 AM-02:00 PM in Virtual Hearing | |
| House | May 6, 2021 | Referred to the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security |
| Senate | May 6, 2021 | Senate concurred |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | May 6, 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
