MA H3453

Bill

A communication from the Honorable David Paul Linsky, Chairman of the House committee on Post Audit and Oversight, submitting a report of the House committee on Post Audit and Oversight of the 189th General Court (under the provisions of Section 63 of Chapter 3 of the General Laws) entitled: Under the Radar: Massachusetts’ Private Gun Sale Loophole (House, No. 3453)

Introduced
03/27/2017

In Committee

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

AI Summary

This bill proposes to close the private sale loophole in Massachusetts by requiring all private gun sales to go through a licensed firearms dealer who will conduct a National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) check on the buyer. Currently, Massachusetts has comprehensive gun laws, but private sales are exempt from the federal background check requirement, creating a loophole that allows felons and other prohibited persons to acquire guns without undergoing a background check. The bill aims to address this issue by mandating NICS checks for all private gun sales in the state, while allowing licensed dealers to charge a fee of up to $25 for conducting the checks. The bill also outlines penalties for those who knowingly sell or transfer firearms in violation of the law.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Placed on file (on 03/27/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3453

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3453
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3453.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2018	House order No. 2017, the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 190th General Court, governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions [Including an Index] , as amended and adopted by the House. February 2, 2017.	No further action taken	Similar To
H3601	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements	Reported, in part, by H3800	Similar To
H3648	Providing for the financing of certain improvements to municipal roads and bridges	Laid before the Governor	Similar To
H3740	Relative to language opportunity for our kids	Reported by H4032	Similar To
H3818	To ensure safe access to marijuana	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
H4123	Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2017 compared with such index for the year 2016	No further action taken	Similar To
S10	Proposal for an initiative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars	Amendment again agreed to -- see Senate Roll Call #47 [YEAS 29 - NAYS 7] see House Roll Call #67 [YEAS 105 - NAYS 48]	Similar To
S1722	Relative to revenue, information, and accountability	Accompanied a study order, see H4481	Similar To
S18	Senate Rules of the Senate for 2017-2018	Report accepted, as amended	Similar To
S19	Joint Rules governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions	See H2019	Similar To
S2076	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements	See H3601	Similar To
S2103	To prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities	No further action taken	Similar To
S2104	Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill establishing the Massachusetts pregnant workers fairness act (House, No. 3680, amended)	See H3680	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2018

House order No. 2017, the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 190th General Court, governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions [Including an Index] , as amended and adopted by the House. February 2, 2017.

No further action taken

Similar To

H3601

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2018 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements

Reported, in part, by H3800

Similar To

H3648

Providing for the financing of certain improvements to municipal roads and bridges

Laid before the Governor

Similar To

H3740

Relative to language opportunity for our kids

Reported by H4032

Similar To

H3818

To ensure safe access to marijuana

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

H4123

Annual report of the Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission (under sections 21, 102 and 103 of Chapter 32 of the General Laws) relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2017 compared with such index for the year 2016

No further action taken

Similar To

S10

Proposal for an initiative amendment to the Constitution to provide resources for education and transportation through an additional tax on incomes in excess of one million dollars

Amendment again agreed to -- see Senate Roll Call #47 [YEAS 29 - NAYS 7] see House Roll Call #67 [YEAS 105 - NAYS 48]

Similar To

S1722

Relative to revenue, information, and accountability

Accompanied a study order, see H4481

Similar To

S18

Senate Rules of the Senate for 2017-2018

Report accepted, as amended

Similar To

S19

Joint Rules governing the 2017-2018 legislative sessions

See H2019

Similar To

S2076

See H3601

Similar To

S2103

To prevent driver distraction and motor vehicle fatalities

No further action taken

Similar To

S2104

Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill establishing the Massachusetts pregnant workers fairness act (House, No. 3680, amended)

See H3680

Similar To

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