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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul K. Frost

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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 firearm licensing renewals during a state of emergency.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1601        FILED ON: 1/15/2025

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2328 OF 2023-2024.]

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 relative to firearm licensing renewals during a state of emergency.

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. During a pandemic or other state of emergency in which police departments are not processing applications for gun license renewals, expiring or expired licenses which occurs or occurred during the state of emergency will be valid until the renewal can be fully processed or denied by the police department. This provision shall not prevent the Chief of Police’s authority in taking a firearms license away should circumstances warrant as already appearing in the MGL.