MA H2436

Bill

Making firearm owners civilly liable for damage caused by lost or stolen firearms

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to making firearm owners civilly liable for damage caused by lost or stolen firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to make firearm owners civilly liable for damages caused by lost or stolen firearms that are later used in the commission of a crime. However, the liability would not apply if the owner reports the loss or theft to the commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services and the licensing authority in their city or town within 24 hours of becoming aware of the loss or theft. The bill aims to incentivize firearm owners to promptly report lost or stolen firearms in order to mitigate potential harm from their misuse.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (6)

Marjorie Decker (D)*, Julian Cyr (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Vanna Howard (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Susannah Whipps (I),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5190 (on 09/08/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2436

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2436
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2436.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1150	Reducing the costs for small business	No further action taken	Similar To
H1151	To clarify auto insurance liability during claims investigations	Accompanied a study order, see H5003	Similar To
H2487	To require liability insurance for gun ownership	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H3120	Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs	No further action taken	Similar To
H3121	Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies	No further action taken	Similar To
H4898	Relative to liability for release of hazardous materials	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
H5190	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1063	Encouraging the donation of food to persons in need	Accompanied H1702	Similar To
S1341	Protecting animal welfare in cities and towns	Accompanied a study order, see S2630	Similar To
S1537	To require liability insurance for gun ownership	Accompanied a study order, see S2762	Similar To
S767	Relative to fiduciary responsibility	Accompanied a study order, see S2800	Similar To
S929	Relative to governmental and charitable tort liability	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

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MA H2436

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