Massachusetts House Bill 4885

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: Passed on July 25 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-07-25 - Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two branches with reference to the Senate amendment (striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text contained in Senate document numbered 2584; and striking out the title and inserting in place thereof the following title: “An Act to sensibly address firearm violence through effective reform”) of the House Bill modernizing firearm laws (House, No. 4139), reports recommending passage of the accompanying bill (House, No. 4885). July 17, 2024.

Modernizing firearm laws

No sponsor information available at this time.

2024-07-18 - Senate - Senate conference committee report Roll Call #208 (Y: 35 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-07-18 - Senate - Senate Motion to have Clerk read Bill Roll Call #207 (Y: 6 N: 34 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-07-18 - Senate - Senate Motion to postpone Roll Call #206 (Y: 5 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2024-07-18 - Senate - Senate On suspension of the Rules Roll Call #205 (Y: 35 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-07-25		Signed by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024
2024-07-18	Senate	Enacted and laid before the Governor
2024-07-18	House	Enacted
2024-07-18	Senate	Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #208 (Yeas 35 to Nays 5)
2024-07-18	Senate	Motion to read conference report -see Roll Call #207 (Yeas 6 to Nays 34)
2024-07-18	Senate	Motion to postpone to July 24, 2024 negatived -see Roll Call #206 (Yeas 5 to Nays 35)
2024-07-18	Senate	Rules suspended -see Roll Call #205 (Yeas 35 to Nays 5)
2024-07-18	House	Committee of conference report accepted - 124 YEAS to 33 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 135 )
2024-07-18	House	Rules suspended
2024-07-18	House	Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance
2024-07-18	House	Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2024-07-17	House	Reported on H4139
2024-07-17	House	Reported from the committee of conference

H4139 (Replaced by) 2024-07-18 - Accompanied H4885
H4135 (Similar To) 2023-10-18 - Published as amended, see H4139
H1619 (Similar To) 2024-06-05 - Accompanied a study order, see H4517

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4885
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4885.pdf
Roll Call	https://malegislature.gov/RollCall/193/SenateRollCall205.pdf
Roll Call	https://malegislature.gov/RollCall/193/SenateRollCall206.pdf
Roll Call	https://malegislature.gov/RollCall/193/SenateRollCall207.pdf
Roll Call	https://malegislature.gov/RollCall/193/SenateRollCall208.pdf