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Legislative Chart

The legislative chart is still under construction. To date all of the online information regarding legislation is not yet available. GOAL is still reviewing legislation at this time. Please check back here for periodic updates. Updated - 3/19/2007

  • Click on the Bill # to view the official state progress of the bill. (This link should also provide hearing date information.)

  • Click on the Bill Title to view the online copy of the bill.

Committee Report:

  • "Favorable" - This means the committee has released the bill with a recommendation that the bill should pass into law.

  • "Adverse" - This means the committee has recommended that the bill NOT pass into law.

  • "Study" - This means that the committee believes further research needs to be done before a decision is made. This normally means the bill is dead for the current legislative session.

Bill #

Bill Title

Sponsor

Committee Report

GOAL Position

S170

An Act to Create a Lottery to Benefit the Natural Resources of the Commonwealth

Stephen Brewer

Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Support

S479

An Act Providing for the Statewide Conservation of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

Stephen Brewer Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Support
S487

An Act to Enhance the Management of Problem Wildlife

Stephen Brewer Favorable Support
S540

An Act Establishing a Wildlife Management Commission

Pamela Resor Favorable Oppose

S804

An Act Relative to the Common Defense

Stephen Brewer

Study

GOAL Bill

S806

An Act Relative to Dog Training Areas

Stephen Brewer

Study

Support

S812

An Act Relative to Special Police Officers

Stephen Brewer

Study

GOAL Bill

S1354

An Act Relative to the Prevention of Illegal Gun Trafficking and Gun Violence among Youth in the Commonwealth.

Jarrett Barrios

Study

Oppose

S1357

An Act Relative to the Lawful Sale of Ammunition

Stephen Brewer

Study

GOAL Bill

S1359

An Act Relative to Certain Ammunition

Stephen Brewer

Favorable

GOAL Bill

S1361

An Act Relative to Fair Licensing

Stephen Brewer

Study

GOAL Bill

S1365

An Act Further Regulating The Issuance Of Firearm Identification Cards And Licenses To Carry Firearms

Stephen Brewer

Favorable

Support

S1369

An Act Reducing Firearm License Application Fees

Stephen Brewer

Study

Support

S1371

An Act to an Unloaded Rifle or Shotgun

Stephen Brewer

Study

GOAL Bill

S1373

An Act Relative to Remove Pepper Spray from Firearms Identification

Scott Brown

Attached to H2385

Support

S1381

An Act To Require Tagging Of Explosive Materials

Cynthia Creem

Study

Oppose

S1383

An Act Preventing the Illegal Trafficking of Firearms

Cynthia Creem

Study

Oppose

S1400

An Act Relative to Property Rights

Richard Moore

Favorable

GOAL Bill

S1401

An Act Prohibiting the Confiscation of Lawfully Owned Firearms During a State of Emergency

Richard Moore

Favorable

GOAL Bill

S1405

An Act Requiring A Firearms Licensing Authority To Provide A Receipt For Firearm License Applications

Michael Morrissey

Study

Support

S1421

An Act Establishing the Massachusetts Armor Piercing Law

James Timilty

Study

Duplication of Federal Law

S1422

An Act to Allow Citizens Possession of Non-Lethal Protection

James Timilty

Attached to H2385

Support 

S1423

An Act To Reduce Gun Violence And Promote Public Safety

Richard Tisei

Study

Support

S1424

An Act Relative to the Sale & Possession of BB, Pellet and Paintball Guns

Richard Tisei

Favorable

Oppose

S1700

An Act Relative to Taxing Raffles

Stephen Brewer

Revenue

GOAL Bill

 

 

 

 

 

H176

An Act To Protect Small Businesses Licensed to Sell Certain Firearms.

George Peterson

Community Development and Small Business

GOAL Bill

H250

An Act Relative to Raffles and Bazaars

Frank Hynes

Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Support

H749

An Act Expanding the Powers of the Director of Fisheries and Wildlife

Paul Frost

Attached to S540

Support

H754

An Act Relative to the Moose Population in the Commonwealth

Anne Gobi

Attached to S540

Support

H831

An Act Relative to the Reorganization of the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Environmental Law Enforcement

Douglas Petersen

Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Oppose

H836

An Act Relative to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

George Peterson

Study

Support

H890

An Act Relative to Hunting or Trapping on Private Land

Martin Walsh

Attached to S540

Oppose

H1133

An Act Relative to the Spinal Cord Injury Trust Fund (Handguns)

James Fagan

Healthcare Financing

Oppose

H1570

An Act to Prevent Bulk Purchasing and Illegal Trafficking of Firearms 

David Linsky

Study

Oppose

H1624

An Act Relative to Attorney Client Privilege and Attorney Work Product Materials

Eugene O'Flaherty

Study

Oppose

H1694

An Act Relative to Deceptive Weapon Devices

John Quinn

Study

GOAL Bill

H1695

An Act Creating Separate Criminal Offenses for Assaults Committed with a Firearm

John Quinn

Study

Support if Amended

H1766

An Act Clarifying the Technical Definition of a Dangerous Weapon in a School Zone

Steven Walsh

Judiciary

Oppose

H2290

An Act Relative to Gun Use

Antonio Cabral

Judiciary

Oppose 

H2291

An Act Relative to Fees for the Renewal of Firearms Identification Cards by Certain Elderly Persons

Jennifer Callahan

Favorable

Support

H2293

An Act Establishing a System of Ballistic Identification

Paul Casey

Study

 Oppose

H2315

An Act Relative to Allow Hunting on Sunday in the Commonwealth

Anne Gobi

Study

Support

H2325

An Act Relative to Non-Lethal Self Defense Sprays

Bradley Jones

Attached to H2385

 Support

H2326

An Act Relative to a Report of Firearms Statistics

Bradley Jones

Favorable

Support

H2336

An Act Relative to Application for the Use of Mace

William Lantigua

Study

 Support

H2340

An Act to Improve the Tracing of Guns Used in Crime David Linsky Study Oppose

H2341

An Act to Restrict the Issuance of Licenses to Carry Firearms

David Linsky

Study

Oppose

H2342

An Act Protecting Children and Adults from Unsafe Handguns

David Linsky

Study

 Oppose

H2343

An Act to Close a Loophole in the Assault Weapons Ban and Further Reduce Gun Violence in the Commonwealth

David Linsky

Study

Oppose

H2355

An Act Relative to License Fees

Jeff Perry

Study

Support

H2357

An Act Relative to Enhancing Self Defense

George Peterson

Study

 Support

H2358

An Act Protecting the Rights of Homeowners