GOAL's 2011 Legislation Chart

Committee Report Key:

• "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.
• E.O.P.S.H. = Executive Office Public Safety & Homeland Security

House Bill #	Bill Title	Sponsor	Committee Report	Committee Assignment	GOAL Position
HD.3995	An Act Repealing the Ban on Modern Sporting Arms	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr			Support
H.257	An Act Relative to the Hunting of Bear	Representative Todd M. Smola		Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.	Support
H.270	An Act Relative to Hunting or Trapping on Private Land.	Representative Martin J. Walsh		Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.	Needs further study
H.428	An Act relative to hidden compartments	Representative Stephen L. DiNatale		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Oppose
H.639	An Act Relative to the Licensing of Certain Automatic Weapons.	Representative Antonio F.D. Cabral	Study	Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.657	An Act relative to shooting near highway or dwelling.	Second Assistant Majority Leader Kathi-Anne Reinstein		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.665	An Act Relative to Firearms in the Commonwealth	Representative Timothy J. Toomey, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.667	An Act Relative to the Possession of Weapons	Representative Timothy J. Toomey, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.670	An Act Relative to the Sale of Firearms	Representative Daniel K. Webster		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.971	An Act for Veterans Hunting and Fishing Licenses	Representative Thomas M. Stanley		Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs.	Support
H.1150	An Act Relative to Waterfowl Hunting	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.	Support
H.1135	An Act Relative to the Use of Crossbows	Representative Donald F. Humason, Jr		Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.	Support
H1287	An Act Regarding Breaking and Entering a Firearm Retailer, Wholesaler or Manufacturer	Representative Christine E. Canavan		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.1318	An Act Increasing Penalties for Felons in Possession of Firearms in the Commonwealth	Representative Russell E. Holmes		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Oppose
H.1349	An Act Relative to Dangerous Weapons	Representative David M. Nangle		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Oppose
H.1552	An Act Relative to the Licensing Fees of Firearms	Representative F. Jay Barrows		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H1561	An Act to improve the ballistic database through microstamping ammunition.	Representative David Paul Linsky		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H1562	An Act to Restrict the Issuance of Licenses to Carry Firearms	Representative David Paul Linsky		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.1566	An Act Relative to Constitutional Rights	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.1567	An Act Relative to the Right to Carry Firearms	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.1568	An Act Relative to Civil Rights and Public Safety	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.1822	An legislative amendment to the Constitution to exclude matters relating to fisheries and wildlife from the subject matter of initiative petitions	Representative Anne M. Gobi		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Support
H.1994	An Act to authorize the Fisheries and Wildlife Board to control the taking and posessing of certain wildlife for purposes of observation, research, control or management	Representative Anne M. Gobi		Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.	Needs further study
H.1996	An Act relative to the moose population	Representative Anne M. Gobi		Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.	Support
H.1997	An Act relative to the powers of the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife	Representative Anne M. Gobi		Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.	Needs further study
H.2166	An Act relative to security in all court buildings and facilities	Representative John V. Fernandes		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Support
H.2396	An Act relative to the supervised use of shotguns by minors participating in certain events authorized by the Division of Fisheries and Wildlife	Representative Anne M. Gobi		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.2398	An Act relative to the use of shotguns	Representative Anne M. Gobi		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.2399	An Act relative to hunting on Sundays	Representative Anne M. Gobi		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.2400	An Act relative to youth hunting programs	Representative Anne M. Gobi	Favorable	House Committee on Ways and Means	Support
H.2402	An Act relative to the lawful use of shotguns	Represntative Kate Hogan		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.2404	An Act relative to a report of firearms statistics	Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.2838	An Act to prevent bulk purchasing and illegal trafficking of firearms (House version of One Gun a Month)	Representative David Paul Linsky		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.2916	An Act to close a loophole in the assault weapons ban and further reduce gun violence in the Commonwealth.	Representative David Paul Linsky		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.2921	An Act relative to firearm licensing	Representative David B. Sullivan		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Needs further study
H.3119	An Act relative to the powers and duties of the Director of Fisheries and Wildlife in the management and control of wildlife	Representative Paul K. Frost		Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.	Needs further study
H.3315	An Act relative to trapping for the purpose of capturing furbearing mammals	Representative Anne M. Gobi	Favorable	Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.	Support
H.3441	An Act to provide law enforcement with tools to prevent youth violence	Governor Deval Patrick		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Needs further study
H.3569	AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE TRANSMISSION OF FIREARMS BACKGROUND CHECK INFORMATION	Governor Deval Patrick		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Oppose
H.3700	An Act Relative to the Licensing of Firearms for Persons 70 Years of Age or Older	Representative William Smitty Pignatelli		House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading	Support
Senate Bill #	Bill Title	Sponsor	Committee Report	Committee Assignment	GOAL Position
S.661	An Act relative to the common defense.	Senate Ways and Means Chair Stephen M. Brewer		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Support
S.782	An Act relative to the criminal firearms and trafficking division of the state police.	Senator Jennifer L. Flanagan		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Support
S.832	An Act Relative to Deceptive Weapon Devices	Senator Richard T. Moore		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Support
S.835	An Act enhancing public safety through the use of technology	Senator Anthony Petruccelli		Joint Committee on the Judiciary	Oppose
S.1189	An Act relative to the lawful sale of ammunition.	Senate Ways and Means Chair Stephen M. Brewer		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1191	An Act relative to small caliber ammunition.	Senate Ways and Means Chair Stephen M. Brewer		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1186	An Act relative to an unloaded rifle or shotgun.	Senate Ways and Means Chair Stephen M. Brewer		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1195	An act regarding the prevention of illegal trafficking and gun violence among youth in the Commonwealth.	Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
S.1202	An Act relative to preventing illegal trafficking of firearms (Senate version of One Gun a Month)	Senator Cynthia Stone Creem		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
S.1207	An Act to increase the penalties for the illegal possession of firearms	Eileen Donoghue		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
S.1214	An Act requiring a firearms licensing authority to provide a receipt for firearm license applications.	Senator John F. Keenan		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1223	An Act prohibiting the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency	Senator Richard T. Moore		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1224	An Act relative to a study commission on GPS locators in firearms	Senator Anthony Petruccelli		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
S.1226	An Act relative to remove pepper spray from firearms identification	Minority Whip Richard J. Ross		Senate Committee on Ways and Means	Support
S.1234	An Act establishing the Massachusetts armor piercing law.	Senator James E. Timilty	This is a combination of H.658, H.1578, H.2403 & S.1236	Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
S.2054	An Act relative to habitual offenders, sentencing and improving law enforcement tools	Senator Cynthia Stone Creem		Senate Committee on Ways and Means	Oppose as written

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