MA H3611

Bill

Authorizing the voluntary disavowal of eligibility to purchase a firearm

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
04/11/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

By Ms. Decker of Cambridge, a petition of Marjorie C. Decker and others that the commissioner of Criminal Justice Services be authorized to establish a list of persons who disavow eligibility to purchase firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the Commissioner of Criminal Justice Services to establish a list of persons who voluntarily disavow their eligibility to purchase firearms, including rifles, shotguns, and machine guns. Individuals can request to be placed on this list by acknowledging they have a psychiatric disability and are a danger to themselves, and agreeing not to purchase firearms. The bill also requires acute-care hospitals and satellite emergency facilities to present this form to patients reasonably believed to be suffering from depression. Additionally, the court may grant relief to remove a person's name from the disavowal list upon petition. Lastly, the bill requires suicide hotlines funded by the Commonwealth to refer callers to the disavowal form.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Justice

Sponsors (7)

Mike Connolly (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Kay Khan (D), Rady Mom (D), Dave Rogers (D), Chris Walsh (D),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3611

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3611
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3611.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H4518	Order for H4517	No further action taken	Similar To
H888	Relative to the intimidation of witnesses and interfering with justice	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	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
S2170	Relative to criminal justice reform	Ways and Means amendment adopted, as amended, see S2185	Similar To
S2407	Requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms	Accompanied a study order, see S2536	Similar To
S2495	Similar Bills	See S2481	Similar To

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