Amendment ID: S2529-13-R1

Redraft Amendment 13

SWM Amendment

Mr. Rodrigues moves to amend the bill in section 6, by striking out the words “4 past or current members of the house of representatives, 3 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 4 past or current members of the senate, 3”, in lines 177 to 180, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “5 past or current members of the house of representatives, 4 of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and 1 of whom shall be appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 5 past or current members of the senate, 4”; and

By striking out section 39 and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

“SECTION 39. Subsection (j) of section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section 123 of chapter 135 of the acts of 2024, is hereby further amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

Whoever, not being a qualified law enforcement officer, a qualified retired law enforcement officer, as defined in the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, 18 U.S.C. sections 926B and 926C, respectively, as amended, or a law enforcement officer as defined in section 1 of chapter 6E who is currently certified or recertified pursuant to section 4 of said chapter 6E and notwithstanding any license obtained by the person pursuant to chapter 140, carries on the person a firearm, loaded or unloaded, or other dangerous weapon in any building or on the grounds of any elementary or secondary school, college or university, including transport used for students of said institution without the written authorization of the board or officer in charge of the elementary or secondary school, college or university shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 years or both. A qualified law enforcement officer or a qualified retired law enforcement officer, as defined in the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, 18 U.S.C. sections 926B and 926C, respectively, as amended, or a law enforcement officer as defined in section 1 of chapter 6E who is currently certified or recertified pursuant to section 4 of said chapter 6E may arrest without a warrant and detain a person found carrying a firearm in violation of this paragraph.”; and

By inserting after section 40 the following section:-

“SECTION 40A. Section 67 of chapter 102 of the acts of 2021 is hereby amended by striking out the figure “2025”, as inserted by section 33 of chapter 248 of the acts of 2024, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “2026”; and

In section 47, by striking out, in line 483, the figure “128” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “127”; and

In section 59, by striking out the figure “21”, in line 540, and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 22; and

In section 71, by striking out clauses (19) and (20), in lines 666 to 670, inclusive, and inserting in place thereof the following clauses:-

(19) the agreement between the University of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Society of Professors, MTA/NEA, Unit A50, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027; and

(20) the agreement between the University of Massachusetts and the Faculty Staff Union, Unit B40, effective from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.