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An Act modernizing firearm laws

Reported by Firearms Laws  ·  193rd General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024.

H4885  ·  Bill

13 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2024-07-17HouseReported from the committee of conference
2024-07-17HouseReported on H4139
2024-07-18HouseReferred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2024-07-18HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance
2024-07-18HouseRules suspended
2024-07-18HouseCommittee of conference report accepted - 124 YEAS to 33 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 135)
2024-07-18SenateRules suspended -see Roll Call #205 (Yeas 35 to Nays 5)
2024-07-18SenateMotion to postpone to July 24, 2024 negatived -see Roll Call #206 (Yeas 5 to Nays 35)
2024-07-18SenateMotion to read conference report -see Roll Call #207 (Yeas 6 to Nays 34)
2024-07-18SenateCommittee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #208 (Yeas 35 to Nays 5)
2024-07-18HouseEnacted
2024-07-18SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2024-07-25ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024

5 recorded votes

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2024-07-18SenateNo. 205Rules suspended -see Roll Call #205 (Yeas 35 to Nays 5)35–5
2024-07-18SenateNo. 206Motion to postpone5–35
2024-07-18SenateNo. 207Motion to read conference report -see Roll Call #207 (Yeas 6 to Nays 34)6–34
2024-07-18SenateNo. 208Committee of conference report accepted, in concurrence -see Roll Call #208 (Yeas 35 to Nays 5)35–5
2024-07-18 15:02HouseNo. 135On acceptance of the report124–33

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Compromised Version
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.