HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3046        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3728

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Christopher Hendricks

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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 relative to the transparency of electronic weapons and devices.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

2/18/2021

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

2/25/2021

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

4/14/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/24/2021

Tommy Vitolo

15th Norfolk

4/14/2021

Tami L. Gouveia

14th Middlesex

7/6/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3046        FILED ON: 2/18/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3728

By Mr. Hendricks of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3728) of Christopher Hendricks and others relative to electronic weapons and devices.  Public Safety and Homeland Security.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act relative to the transparency of electronic weapons and devices.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 131J of chapter 140, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- If a stun gun is discharged by a law enforcement or public safety official, the data relative to the discharge, including time and duration of discharge, serial number of the stun gun used and the identity of the official responsible for the discharge, shall be reported within 24 hours to the  commanding officer of the official and the attorney general. A contractor whose business consists of collecting stun gun data for the commonwealth, upon notice of discharge of a stun gun, shall report the time and duration of discharge and serial number of the stun gun used to the attorney general within 24 hours.