MA H3070

Bill

Increasing penalties for discharging a firearm into a dwelling, residence or structure where persons reside

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 penalties for discharging firearms in residential dwellings. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill increases the penalties for discharging a firearm into a dwelling, residence, or structure where persons reside. Specifically, it creates two new sections in the General Laws. Section 12G imposes a sentence of 1 to 5 years in the House of Correction or State Prison for discharging a firearm that strikes a dwelling, residence, or structure, whether or not it is occupied at the time. Section 12H imposes the same sentence for discharging a firearm that strikes a public park, daycare facility, elementary or secondary school, college, or university. These sentences are to be served in addition to any sentence for the underlying firearm possession or related offenses.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (3)

Russell Holmes (D), Danny Ryan (D), Timothy Whelan (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4874 (on 08/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3070

(18 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3070
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3070.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1319	To promote school safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H1860	To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H3117	Relative to leaving the scene of motor vehicle crashes	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H4338	Establishing civil penalties for littering from a motor vehicle	Accompanied a study order, see H4721	Similar To
H4402	Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms	Accompanied a study order, see H4709	Similar To
H4874	Judiciary Study Order	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H626	To amend Section 3, Chapter 111M of the General Laws relative to Massachusetts residents living in a foreign country and health insurance penalties	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H737	Relative to motor vehicle police chases	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H881	Protecting children	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H884	Relative to the penalty for disorderly persons	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H885	Relative to malicious destruction of property	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To
H933	Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H982	To enhance safety on public ways	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H983	Relative to police pursuits	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H985	To increase penalties for distribution of oxycodone	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
H986	To increase penalties for heroin distribution	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S2407	Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms	Accompanied a study order, see S2536	Similar To
S997	Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1319

To promote school safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4767

Similar To

H1860

To clarify penalties for violations occurring while driving with a hardship license

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H3117

Relative to leaving the scene of motor vehicle crashes

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H4338

Establishing civil penalties for littering from a motor vehicle

Accompanied a study order, see H4721

Similar To

H4402

Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms

Accompanied a study order, see H4709

Similar To

H4874

Judiciary Study Order

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H626

To amend Section 3, Chapter 111M of the General Laws relative to Massachusetts residents living in a foreign country and health insurance penalties

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

Similar To

H737

Relative to motor vehicle police chases

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H881

Protecting children

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H884

Relative to the penalty for disorderly persons

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

H885

Relative to malicious destruction of property

Accompanied a new draft, see S2170

Similar To

H933

Relative to the protection of persons with disabilities

Read second and ordered to a third reading

Similar To

H982

To enhance safety on public ways

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H983

Relative to police pursuits

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H985

To increase penalties for distribution of oxycodone

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

H986

To increase penalties for heroin distribution

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S2407

Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms

Accompanied a study order, see S2536

Similar To

S997

Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties

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

Similar To

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