GOAL's 2013 Legislation Chart

House Bill #	Bill Title	Sponsor	Committee Report	Committee Assignment	GOAL Position
H.47	An Act To Strengthen and Enhance Firearms Laws in the Commonwealth	Governor Deval Patrick		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.2128	An Act to allow the possession and use of chemical mace and similar products	Representative Gailanne M. Cariddi		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.2145	An Act Relative to the Issuance of Licenses for the Use of Chemical Mace	Representative Kimerly Ferguson		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.2181	An Act Relative to the Lawful Sale of Ammunition	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H. 2182	An Act Relative to the Lawful Sale of Handguns	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.2183	An Act Relative to Youth Hunting Programs.	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H. 2184	An Act Removing Change of Address Civil Rights Penalties.	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.2188	An Act relative to shooting near highway or dwelling.	Representative Kathi-Anne Reinstein		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.2199	An Act relative to the possession of weapons	Representative Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.3235	An Act regarding breaking and entering of a firearm retailer, wholesaler or manufacturer	Representative Christine E. Canavan		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3236	An Act closing automatic rifle loopholes	Representative Antonio F. D. Cabral		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.3237	An Act relative to bow hunting	Representative Tackey Chan		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3238	Resolve to establish a special commission relative to gun violence and the reduction of poverty in the Commonwealth	Representative Thomas P. Conroy		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support if Ammended
H.3243	An Act relative to security in all court buildings and facilities	Representative John V. Fernandes		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3244	An Act relative to firearm safety training of military personnel	Representative Anne M. Gobi		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3247	An Act relative to creating an Olympic firearm roster	Representative Sheila C. Harrington		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3249	An Act relative to sentencing reform	Representative Russell E. Holmes		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Needs Further Study
H.3250	An Act to combat gun violence	Representatives Russell E. Holmes John Hart, Jr.		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.3252	An Act relative to senior gun owner equity act	Representative Kevin J. Kuros		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3253	An Act to Reduce Gun Violence and to Protect the Citizens of the Commonwealth	Representative David P. Linsky		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.3255	An Act creating a statewide gun offender registry	Representative Aaron Michlewitz		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Needs Further Study
H.3256	An Act relative to the transmission of firearms background check information	Representative Aaron Michlewitz		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.3257	An Act providing for the secure storage of large numbers of firearms	Representative Kevin J. Murphy		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Needs Further Study
H.3261	An Act updating the wire interception law	Representatives Eugene L. O'Flaherty John D. Keenan		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
H.3263	An Act relative to the pretrial detention of violent offenders	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3264	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.3265	An Act associated with incurred fines for delayed firearm license renewals	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3266	An Act Relative to Constitutional Rights	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3267	An Act Relative to an Unloaded Rifle or Shotgun	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3268	An Act Relative to Equitable Firearm License Fees	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3269	An Act Relative to Fair Licensing	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3270	An Act Relative to Firearm License Disqualifiers	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3271	An Act Relative to Non-resident Second Amendment Civil Rights	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3272	An Act Relative to the Term of Firearms Licenses	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3273	An Act Relative to Youth Firearm Training and Competition	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3274	An Act Repealing the Ban on Modern Sporting Rifles	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3275	An Act Relative to Sales Tax Exemptions for Gun Safes and Trigger Locks	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3276	An Act Relative to Gun Safe Deductions	Assistant Minority Leader George N. Peterson, Jr		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
H.3279	An Act relative to firearm licensing	Representative David B. Sullivan		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Needs Further Study
H.3282	An Act relative to firearms in the Commonwealth	Representative Timothy J. Toomey, Jr.		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
S1116	An Act Relative to 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.1120	An Act to Prevent the Illegal Trafficking of Firearms	Senator Cynthia Stone Creem			Oppose
S1157	An Act prohibiting the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency (Katrina Bill)	Senator Richard T. Moore		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1126	An Act relative to firearms and firearms violence	Senator Cynthia Stone Creem		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
S.1131	An Act increasing the penalties for the illegal possession of firearms	Senator Eileen Donoghue		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
S.1140	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.1156	An Act relative to licenses to carry firearms and certain knives	Senator Richard T. Moore		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
S.1159	An Act relative to deceptive weapons	Senator Richard T. Moore		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1160	An Act relative to surrender and storage	Senator Richard T. Moore		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1161	Resolutions relative to firearm licensing	Senator Richard T. Moore		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1163	An Act relative to a study commission on GPS locators in firearms	Senator Anthony W. Petruccelli		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Oppose
S.1165	An Act relative to remove pepper spray from firearms identification	Senator Richard J. Ross		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1178	An Act creating separate criminal offenses for assault committed with a firearm	Senator James E. Timilty		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support
S.1179	An Act to allow citizens possession of non-lethal protection	Senator James E. Timilty		Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security	Support

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

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