Order S.2798 194th (Current)

Senate, December 4, 2025 -- The committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1639) of Michael J. Barrett for legislation to protect inmate safety and the expenditure of state funds; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1640) of Michael J. Barrett for legislation relative to military grade controlled property; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1642) of Michael D. Brady for legislation relative to protecting safety from unlicensed work or trades; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1644) of Nick Collins for legislation relative to the membership of the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1651) of Cynthia Stone Creem and Sal N. DiDomenico for legislation relative to rehabilitation, re-entry, and human rights for incarcerated persons; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1652) of Cynthia Stone Creem for legislation to establish the Violence Reduction and Firearm Injury Prevention Trust Fund; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1653) of Cynthia Stone Creem, Jason M. Lewis, David Paul Linsky, Christopher Richard Flanagan and other members of the General Court for legislation relative to firearm industry accountability and gun violence victims’ access to justice; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1660) of Julian Cyr for legislation to promote rehabilitation including guaranteed health, treatment, and safety for incarcerated LGBTQI+ people; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1666) of Kelly A. Dooner for legislation to promote intergovernmental cooperation on criminal enforcement; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1670) of Peter J. Durant and Bruce E. Tarr relative to permitting the manufacture and sale of sling shots; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1671) of Peter J. Durant, David F. DeCoste, Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. and Steven George Xiarhos for legislation to repeal the firearms laws; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1672) of Peter J. Durant for legislation relative to registration of guns; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1673) of Peter J. Durant for legislation relative to live firearm training requirements; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1674) of Peter J. Durant for legislation relative to pre-ban magazines; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1675) of Peter J. Durant, John R. Gaskey, Joseph D. McKenna, Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. and others for legislation to further define sanctuary policies in the commonwealth; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1676) of Peter J. Durant for legislation to repeal the nonresident ban on semiautomatic hunting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1677) of Peter J. Durant for legislation relative to firearm identification card; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1678) of Peter J. Durant and David F. DeCoste for legislation relative to the licensing of ammunition sales; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1679) of Peter J. Durant for legislation to protect personal data in ammunition transactions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1683) of Ryan C. Fattman and Marcus S. Vaughn for legislation to ensure the safety of our communities and citizens; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1684) of Ryan C. Fattman and David F. DeCoste for legislation to prohibit the confiscation of lawfully owned firearms during a state of emergency; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1685) of Ryan C. Fattman and Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to preserve second amendment rights for medical marijuana patients; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1686) of Ryan C. Fattman and Joseph D. McKenna for legislation relative to change of address for firearm licensing; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1687) of Ryan C. Fattman and Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida for legislation relative to the lawful sale of ammunition; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1689) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to eliminate no cost calls for violent incarcerated individuals; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1690) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to standard capacity magazines; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1691) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to clarify civil rights restrictions relative to firearms; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1692) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation relative to possession of self-defense sprays; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1693) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to protect civil rights in firearm sales and redefining petitioners; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1694) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to remove certain civil rights restrictions relative to firearms; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1695) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to restore certain civil rights pertaining to firearms; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1696) of Ryan C. Fattman for legislation to promote fairness in firearm licensing; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1699) of Paul R. Feeney and James B. Eldridge for legislation to establish a primary seat belt law; (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1702) of Dylan A. Fernandes, David T. Vieira, Hadley Luddy, Kip A. Diggs and others that provisions be made for an investigation and study by a special commission (including members of the General Court) to study the expansion of statutory sentencing guidelines in Houses of Correction; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1705) of Patricia D. Jehlen for legislation relative to the Massachusetts Probation Service; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1714) of Robyn K. Kennedy for legislation relative to creating a voluntary firearms do-not-sell firearms list; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1715) of Robyn K. Kennedy for legislation to prohibit turning on red signals; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1717) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation relative to the membership of the forensic science oversight board; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1723) of Liz Miranda and William N. Brownsberger for legislation to establish the Massachusetts correctional officer accountability and standards training Commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1724) of Liz Miranda, William N. Brownsberger and Joanne M. Comerford for legislation to establish a correctional inspector general office; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1726) of Liz Miranda for legislation relative to incarcerated persons councils; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1728) of Liz Miranda for legislation to reform parole supervision in the interest of justice; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1731) of Mark C. Montigny for legislation to promote transparency of facial recognition and driver's license photos; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1732) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to enhance fire protection in new one- and two-family dwellings; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1733) of Michael O. Moore, John J. Marsi, Paul K. Frost and James B. Eldridge for legislation relative to the Architectural Access Board; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1740) of Michael O. Moore for legislation to establish local emergency management agencies; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1752) of Patrick M. O'Connor for legislation relative to level-three sex offender residency restrictions; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1754) of Pavel M. Payano for legislation to establish within the Executive Office of Public Safety a fresh start program for the purpose of removing certain existential negative collateral consequences; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1756) of Pavel M. Payano for legislation to repeal pay-to-stay fees for inmates; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1758) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to band the use of tear gas against civilians; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1763) of Michael F. Rush for legislation relative to fire safety; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1767) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation to expand the state DNA database; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1771) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation relative to law enforcement representation to the POST Commission, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2798).