MA H2117

Bill

Establishing a smart gun technology task force

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
02/24/2020

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a task force to review the feasibility of “smart gun” technology. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a task force to review the feasibility of "smart gun" technology in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The task force will examine how current firearm safety features compare to "smart gun" technology, which enables only an authorized user to fire the weapon, as well as the availability, readiness, and effectiveness of this technology. The task force will also assess the costs, benefits, and drawbacks of implementing "smart gun" technology in the Commonwealth. The task force members will be named and commence their work within 60 days of the bill's effective date, and they will report their findings to the state legislature within 365 days.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (8)

Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Carlos González (D), Kay Khan (D), David Linsky (D), Alice Peisch (D), Steve Ultrino (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 02/24/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2117

(14 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2117
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H2117.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1166	Relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1325	To establish a task force to review housing production and equity in the Commonwealth	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
H1912	Relative to sexual assault counselor task force	Accompanied a new draft, see H4446	Similar To
H3851	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	New draft substituted, see H4256	Similar To
H4256	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H510	Establishing an educational mandate task force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
H72	Resolve establishing the Massachusetts Government Assistance task force to address the statewide impacts of the 2018-2019 federal government shutdown	Amended by substitution of a resolve with the same title, H73	Similar To
S1141	Relative to best practices for sober homes	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1832	Relative to Native American tribal recognition	Accompanied a study order, see S2569	Similar To
S2023	Establishing a food tourism task force	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2284	Establishing an interagency PFAS task force	Accompanied H3851	Similar To
S253	Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules	Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S341	Relative to the creation of a Educational Unfunded Mandate Task Force	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
S791	Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing	Accompanied a study order, see S2527	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1166

Relative to establishing a health safety net task force

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

Similar To

H1325

To establish a task force to review housing production and equity in the Commonwealth

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

H1912

Relative to sexual assault counselor task force

Accompanied a new draft, see H4446

Similar To

H3851

Establishing an interagency PFAS task force

New draft substituted, see H4256

Similar To

H4256

Establishing an interagency PFAS task force

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

H510

Establishing an educational mandate task force

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

H72

Resolve establishing the Massachusetts Government Assistance task force to address the statewide impacts of the 2018-2019 federal government shutdown

Amended by substitution of a resolve with the same title, H73

Similar To

S1141

Relative to best practices for sober homes

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1832

Relative to Native American tribal recognition

Accompanied a study order, see S2569

Similar To

S2023

Establishing a food tourism task force

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2284

Establishing an interagency PFAS task force

Accompanied H3851

Similar To

S253

Resolve authorizing a study of starting times and schedules

Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S341

Relative to the creation of a Educational Unfunded Mandate Task Force

Accompanied a new draft, see S2348

Similar To

S791

Establishing a task force on elderly and disabled persons residing in public housing

Accompanied a study order, see S2527

Similar To

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