MA H1248

Bill

MA H1248

Relative to law enforcement officers safety act

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/24/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to licenses to carry firearms for certain public safety officers. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 131 of Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General Laws to allow all current and retired Massachusetts corrections officers and Department of Public Safety officers to qualify for the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) without exception, unless they are explicitly disqualified by the provisions within LEOSA. LEOSA is a federal law that allows certain current and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across state lines.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (5)

William Crocker (R), David DeCoste (R), Susan Gifford (R), Shaunna O'Connell (R), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1248

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1248
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1248.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1247	Relative to firearms storage	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1255	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H1319	To promote school safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H2487	Authorizing certain federal personnel to exercise police powers in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H3069	Relative to the transportation of illegal firearms	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H4402	Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms	Accompanied a study order, see H4709	Similar To
H4518	Order for H4517	No further action taken	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
S1338	Relative to equitable 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
S1364	To include federal law enforcement officers as police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2407	Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms	Accompanied a study order, see S2536	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1247

Relative to firearms storage

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H1255

Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H1319

To promote school safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H2487

Authorizing certain federal personnel to exercise police powers in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H3069

Relative to the transportation of illegal firearms

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H4402

Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms

Accompanied a study order, see H4709

Similar To

H4518

Order for H4517

No further action taken

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

S1338

Relative to equitable 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

S1364

To include federal law enforcement officers as police officers

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

Similar To

S2407

Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms

Accompanied a study order, see S2536

Similar To

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