HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4089 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 548
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marjorie C. Decker
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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 promote safe firearm storage education and increase the well-being of students.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/17/2025 |
Michelle L. Badger | 1st Plymouth | 1/31/2025 |
James C. Arena-DeRosa | 8th Middlesex | 4/8/2025 |
Michelle M. DuBois | 10th Plymouth | 4/28/2025 |
Patrick Joseph Kearney | 4th Plymouth | 4/28/2025 |
Sean Garballey | 23rd Middlesex | 5/8/2025 |
Estela A. Reyes | 4th Essex | 5/28/2025 |
Mindy Domb | 3rd Hampshire | 6/13/2025 |
James B. Eldridge | Middlesex and Worcester | 7/24/2025 |
Michelle L. Ciccolo | 15th Middlesex | 9/3/2025 |
Richard M. Haggerty | 30th Middlesex | 9/8/2025 |
Hannah Bowen | 6th Essex | 10/22/2025 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4089 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 548
By Representative Decker of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 548) of Marjorie C. Decker and Michelle L. Badger relative to firearm storage education. Education. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to promote safe firearm storage education and increase the well-being of students.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 71 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
Section 99. (a) The department shall develop model content for the safe storage of firearms in consultation with the executive office of public safety and security for school districts in order for the districts to disseminate a notice to their school communities, including families, guardians and staff.
(b) The model content for the safe storage of firearms shall include information for the school community regarding: (i) the life-saving importance of secure gun storage in homes and vehicles to protect unsupervised, unauthorized children and teens from accessing firearms with which they may cause harm; (ii) the risks of unsecured firearms to children and teens, schools, and the wider community; (iii) actions everyone in the school community can take to keep our communities safe including raising awareness about secure firearm storage requirements, the safe storage of firearms pursuant to section 131L of chapter 140 , suicide prevention resources as well as other behavioral health or educational resources.
(c) The model content developed by the department shall be published in English and multiple languages that are representative of the needs of local communities as determined by the department. The department shall review the model content annually.
(d) The office of the superintendent and the school committee of each school district shall collaborate and annually distribute a notice developed pursuant to this section to the school community, including parents and guardians who have students enrolled in the school district, and staff, and make said information electronically accessible on the district’s webpage.