HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3282 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2005
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Jon Santiago
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to prevent gun violence.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Jon Santiago | 9th Suffolk | 1/16/2019 |
Mayor Martin J. Walsh | 1 CITY HALL SQUARE SUITE 500 BOSTON, MA 02201-2013 UNITED STATES | 1/17/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/25/2019 |
Joseph A. Boncore | First Suffolk and Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Daniel R. Cullinane | 12th Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Sal N. DiDomenico | Middlesex and Suffolk | 1/30/2019 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 1/30/2019 |
William J. Driscoll, Jr. | 7th Norfolk | 2/1/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 1/29/2019 |
Denise C. Garlick | 13th Norfolk | 1/31/2019 |
Adrian C. Madaro | 1st Suffolk | 2/1/2019 |
Paul McMurtry | 11th Norfolk | 1/30/2019 |
Aaron Michlewitz | 3rd Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Liz Miranda | 5th Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Tram T. Nguyen | 18th Essex | 1/29/2019 |
David M. Rogers | 24th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
Daniel J. Ryan | 2nd Suffolk | 1/31/2019 |
Tommy Vitolo | 15th Norfolk | 1/30/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3282 FILED ON: 1/18/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2005
By Mr. Santiago of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2005) of Jon Santiago and others relative to screening certain patients for the presence of firearms in the home. Public Health. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act to prevent gun violence.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 111 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 236 the following section:-
Section 237. The director shall establish a program for firearm screening and counseling. Such program shall systematically screen all patients for the presence of firearms in the home. The director shall, after consultation with recognized professional medical groups and such other sources as the director deems appropriate, promulgate regulations establishing (1) the means by which and the intervals at which patients shall be screened for the presence of firearms in the home and (2) guidelines for safety counseling for individuals that screen positive for the presence of firearms in the home.
SECTION 2. This section shall take effect 6 months after its passage.