HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 647 FILED ON: 1/14/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2117
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alice Hanlon Peisch
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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 establishing a smart gun technology task force.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Alice Hanlon Peisch | 14th Norfolk | 1/14/2019 |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex | 1/28/2019 |
Steven Ultrino | 33rd Middlesex | 1/29/2019 |
Ann-Margaret Ferrante | 5th Essex | 1/29/2019 |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 1/30/2019 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 1/30/2019 |
Carlos González | 10th Hampden | 1/30/2019 |
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex | 2/1/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 647 FILED ON: 1/14/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2117
By Ms. Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2117) of Alice Hanlon Peisch and others for legislation to establish a task force to review the feasibility of “smart gun” technology. Public Safety and Homeland Security. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3271 OF 2017-2018.]
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 establishing a smart gun technology task force.
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. The secretary of public safety and security shall establish a task force to review the feasibility of “smart gun” technology in the commonwealth. The task force shall examine, among other issues: how current firearm safety features compare to “smart gun” technology, whereby a firearm enables only an authorized user to fire the weapon; the availability, readiness and effectiveness of “smart gun” technology; and the costs, benefits and drawbacks of implementing “smart gun” technology in the commonwealth.
SECTION 2. Members of the task force shall be named and the task force shall commence its work within 60 days of the effective date of this act. The task force shall report to the general court the results of its study by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and the house of representatives and the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security not more than 365 days after the effective date of this act.