MA S1338

Bill

MA S1338

Relative to equitable firearm license fees

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to firearm license fees. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill aims to make firearm license fees more equitable. It amends the existing law by reducing the fee for a firearm identification card from $100 to $40, with the licensing authority retaining $20 and the remaining $20 being deposited into the General Fund. Similarly, the fee for a firearm license application is reduced from $100 to $40, with the licensing authority retaining $20 and the remaining $20 being deposited into the General Fund. The bill also ensures that at least $50,000 of the funds deposited into the General Fund will be allocated to the Firearm Licensing Review Board for its operations.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (15)

Donnie Berthiaume (R), Josh Cutler (D), Shawn Dooley (R), Kim Ferguson (R), Paul Frost (R), Susan Gifford (R), Sheila Harrington (R), Steven Howitt (R), Hannah Kane (R), Kevin Kuros (R), James Miceli (D), Mike Moore (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Todd Smola (R), John Velis (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2292 (on 02/07/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1338

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1338
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1338.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1247	Relative to firearms storage	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1319	To promote school safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H4402	Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms	Accompanied a study order, see H4709	Similar To
S1302	Increasing the penalties for the illegal possession of firearms	Accompanied a study order, see S2292	Similar To
S1309	Prohibiting the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency	Accompanied a study order, see S2292	Similar To
S1315	Further regulating the issuance of firearms identification cards	Accompanied a study order, see S2292	Similar To
S1320	Relative to non-resident firearm license fees	Accompanied a study order, see S2292	Similar To
S1339	Relative to non-resident firearm license fees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2292	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to safety in the Commonwealth	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S2407	Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms	Accompanied a study order, see S2536	Similar To
S721	Relating to manufactured housing license fees	Accompanied a study order, see S2406	Similar To

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