1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 361 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2364
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
David Paul Linsky
_________________
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 require liability insurance for gun ownership.
_______________
PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex1/12/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/12/2023Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/12/2023Kay Khan11th Middlesex1/25/2023Michael J. BarrettThird Middlesex1/26/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023Tricia Farley-Bouvier2nd Berkshire2/8/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 361 FILED ON: 1/12/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2364
By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2364) of David
Paul Linsky and others for legislation to require liability insurance by gun owners. Public Safety
and Homeland Security.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2487 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
_______________
An Act to require liability insurance for gun ownership.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the
2following section:-
3 Section 207. (a) Whoever possess, carries, or owns a firearm, rifle or shotgun without a
4liability policy or bond or deposit required by the provisions of this chapter which has not been
5provided and maintained in accordance therewith shall be punished by a fine of not less than five
6hundred nor more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year in a
7house of correction, or both such fine and imprisonment. This section shall not apply to a person
8who possesses a firearm, rifle, or shotgun on a temporary basis while on the premises of a
9licensed gun club. 2 of 2
10 (b) The commissioner of insurance shall promulgate regulations set forth for the
11minimum terms of liability insurance policies which shall satisfy the requirements of this section.