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SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2584
February 1, 2024 -- Text of the Senate amendment to the House Bill modernizing firearm laws
(House, No. 4139) (being the text of Senate, No. 2572, printed as amended)
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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1 SECTION 1. Chapter 6A of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
2section 18AA the following section:-
3 Section 18BB. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
4executive office of public safety and security shall establish a task force focused on the
5trafficking of illegal firearms. The task force shall consist of: the secretary of public safety and
6security or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the attorney general or a designee; the chairs of
7the joint committee on public safety and homeland security or their designees; 2 members
8appointed by the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus; 1 member appointed by
9the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Incorporated; 1 member appointed by the
10Massachusetts Major City Chiefs of Police Association; 1 member appointed by the
11Massachusetts District Attorneys Association; and 1 member appointed by the governor, who
12shall reside in a gateway municipality, as defined in section 3A of chapter 23A of the General
13Laws.
14 (b) The task force shall: (i) track the prevalence and distribution of illegal firearms in the
15commonwealth; (ii) track the means by which illegal firearms are entering the commonwealth;
16(iii) study where illegal firearms are used most frequently in violent crimes and suicides; (iv) 2 of 49
17recommend improvements for how state and local law enforcement agencies can better track and
18trace the illegal trafficking of firearms; and (v) recommend best practices for the enforcement of
19statutes regarding the illegal trafficking of firearms.
20 (c) The task force shall submit an annual report, along with any legislative and regulatory
21recommendations, to the chairs of the joint committee on public safety and homeland security,
22the secretary of public safety and security and the attorney general.
23 SECTION 2. Section 18 ¾ of said chapter 6A, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
24is hereby amended by striking out clause (10) and inserting in place thereof the following
25clause:-
26 (10) to develop a biennial report analyzing and reporting on the firearms trace data
27collected under section 131Q of chapter 140 and non-identifying gun sales transaction data held
28by the firearms records bureau to be sent to the clerks of the house of representatives and senate,
29the house and senate committees on ways and means and the chairs of the joint committee on
30public safety and homeland security not later than March 1 of every even-numbered year;
31provided, however, that the report shall contain, but not be limited to containing, the following
32information: (i) statistics related to firearms crimes and attempted or completed suicides by
33firearms; (ii) arrests and prosecutions of firearms-related offenses, to serve as an examination of
34the effectiveness of the commonwealth’s firearms-related regulations; (iii) aggregate data on the
35source of firearms that have been confiscated and identified as being used in a crime or in an
36attempted or a completed suicide during the report period, including aggregate information on
37the manufacturer, whether the firearms were privately made or modified, state of origin and last
38known point of sale, transfer, loss or theft of such firearms and, if reasonably ascertainable, such 3 of 49
39firearms’ means of entry into the commonwealth including, but not limited to, by state or federal
40highway, port of entry or any other means; (iv) an explanation of substantial changes in state and
41federal firearms-related laws and firearms-related statistics in the commonwealth; (v) the
42effectiveness of section 128B of said chapter 140; (vi) the effectiveness of current reporting
43mechanisms for lost and stolen firearms, including identifying the number of firearms traced to
44crimes and attempted or completed suicides that were determined to have been lost or stolen and,
45of these firearms, how many were reported lost or stolen prior to their use in the commission of
46those crimes and attempted or completed suicides; (vii) firearm purchase and sales patterns as
47they relate to firearms traced to crimes and attempted or completed suicides, including an
48analysis of the number of firearms traced to a crime or attempted or completed suicide that were
49originally purchased from a licensed firearm dealer or purchased through a secondary private
50seller; and (viii) an analysis of whether the license number used for the purchase or transfer of a
51firearm used in a crime or attempted or completed suicide was associated with the purchase or
52transfer of any other firearm, in the commonwealth or any other jurisdiction, within a 12-month
53period prior or subsequent to the sale of the recovered firearm and the total number of such
54firearms purchased or transferred by that license holder and whether any of such firearms were
55also used in the commission of a crime; and provided further, that all data referenced herein or
56relied upon in compiling the report shall be readily available to the public in an aggregate,
57nonidentifying and downloadable format.
58 SECTION 3. Section 36A of chapter 123 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
59amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following
60paragraph:- 4 of 49
61 Notwithstanding this section, a court shall, pursuant to section 35 and section 36C,
62transmit information contained in court records to the department of criminal justice information
63services, which shall provide the information to: (i) licensing authorities as defined under section
64121 of chapter 140; provided, however, that information shared under this clause shall be
65information required or permitted to be considered under state or federal law to conduct
66background checks for firearm sales or licensing; and (ii) the Federal Bureau of Investigation;
67provided, however, that the information shared under this clause shall be information required or
68permitted under federal law to be included in the National Instant Criminal Background Check
69System maintained to conduct background checks for firearms sales or licensing; provided
70further, that the court shall not transmit information solely because a person seeks voluntary
71treatment or is involuntarily hospitalized for assessment or evaluation. Information transmitted to
72the department of criminal justice information services pursuant to this section and said sections
7335 and 36C shall not be considered public records pursuant to section 10 of chapter 66 and
74clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4. The information required to be transmitted under
75clause (i) of this paragraph shall be disseminated automatically to the licensing authority through
76the Criminal Justice Information System for each commitment that is ordered as soon as the
77information is available.
78 SECTION 4. Section 36C of said chapter 123, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
79adding the following subsection:-
80 (e) A law enforcement agency that applies for authorization of temporary involuntary
81hospitalization pursuant to subsection (a) of section 12 shall forward the information contained
82on the application form to the department of criminal justice information services to provide
83licensing authorities as defined in section 121 of chapter 140 with information required or 5 of 49
84permitted to be considered under state or federal law to conduct background checks for firearm
85sales or licensing. A law enforcement agency that is involved in the restraint and application for
86hospitalization of a person pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of said section 12 shall transmit the
87incident log or report number and the person's name and identifying information, including the
88person's social security number and date of birth, to the department of criminal justice
89information services to provide licensing authorities as defined in said section 121 of said
90chapter 140 with information required or permitted to be considered under state or federal law to
91conduct background checks for firearm sales or licensing. Documents provided to the department
92of criminal justice information services pursuant to this subsection shall not include any
93information about or descriptions of the person’s medical or psychiatric diagnosis, treatment
94plans, mental health medications, mental health care providers or other information of a clinical
95nature. No person shall be considered a person who is prohibited from being issued a firearm
96identification card pursuant to section 129B of said chapter 140 or a license to carry pursuant to
97sections 131 and 131F of said chapter 140 due to the person’s restraint and application for
98hospitalization pursuant to said subsection (a) or (b) of said section 12 unless the licensing
99authority determines the person is disqualified for a firearm identification card or license to carry
100pursuant to paragraph (1) of said section 129B of said chapter 140 or subsection (d) of said
101section 131 of said chapter 140 or unsuitable for a firearm identification card or license to carry
102pursuant to subsection (d) of paragraph (1 ½) of said section 129B of said chapter 140 or
103subsection (d) of said section 131 of said chapter 140; provided, however, that when determining
104the person’s suitability for a firearm identification card or license to carry, a licensing authority
105shall make inquiries to the law enforcement agency that submitted the record of the restraint and
106application for hospitalization regarding the circumstances of such restraint and application for 6 of 49
107hospitalization. The department of criminal justice information services shall not disclose a
108record of a person’s restraint and application for hospitalization pursuant to said subsections (a)
109or (b) of said section 12 for any reason other than to provide licensing authorities with
110information required or permitted to be considered under state or federal law to conduct
111background checks for firearm sales or licensing. A licensing authority shall not disclose a
112record of a person’s restraint and application for hospitalization pursuant to said subsection (a) or
113(b) of said section 12 for any reason or purpose other than that which is necessary to carry out
114the licensing authority’s responsibilities to issue or revoke a firearm identification card or a
115license to carry. Nothing in this subsection shall prevent an applicant or card or license holder
116from appealing a denial, revocation or suspension of a card or license pursuant to said section
117129B of said chapter 140 or section 131 of said chapter 140.
118 SECTION 5. Section 14 of chapter 131 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
119amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following 3 paragraphs:-
120 The executive office of public safety and security, in collaboration with the department of
121public health, shall develop educational materials on harm reduction which shall be discussed
122and distributed by the instructor to every participant in a hunter education course pursuant to this
123section.
124 The educational materials shall promote suicide prevention through safe practices by
125firearms’ owners to reduce access to lethal means. The materials shall include, but not be limited
126to, information relative to: (i) the prevalence of suicide by firearm compared to other forms of
127firearms’ violence, including demographic trends; (ii) the risks of injury and suicide that may be
128associated with household firearms, including the rate of survival for suicide attempts by 7 of 49
129firearms compared to other means of attempted suicide; (iii) best practices for identifying and
130reducing the risk of suicide involving household firearms; (iv) available resources to learn more
131about safe practices and suicide prevention; and (v) such additional information as determined by
132the commissioner of public safety and security to be relevant to this section.
133 The executive office of public safety and security, in collaboration with the department of
134public health, shall develop a notice providing information on suicide prevention which shall be
135posted on the executive office’s website and posted and distributed in accordance with clause
136Fourteenth of the first paragraph of section 123 of chapter 140. Such notice shall include, but not
137be limited to: (i) information on signs and symptoms of depression; (ii) state and federal suicide
138prevention hotlines; and (iii) resources for individuals at risk of suicide.
139 SECTION 6. Section 121 of chapter 140 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
140amended by striking out the definition of “Assault weapon” and inserting in place thereof the
141following definition:-
142 “Assault weapon”, shall include, but not be limited to: (i) any of the weapons, or copies
143or duplicates of the weapons, of any caliber, identified as: (a) Avtomat Kalashnikov, or AK, all
144models; (b) Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and Galil; (c) Beretta Ar70 (SC-70; (d)
145Colt AR-15; (e) Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR and FNC; (f) SWD M-10, M-11, M-11/9
146and M-12; (g) Steyr AUG; (h) INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9 and TEC-22; and (i) revolving
147cylinder shotguns including, but not limited to, the Street Sweeper and Striker 12; (ii) a
148semiautomatic rifle that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of the
149following: (a) a folding or telescoping stock; (b) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously
150beneath the action of the weapon; (c) a bayonet mount; (d) a flash suppressor or a threaded barrel 8 of 49
151designed to accommodate a flash suppressor; or (e) a grenade launcher; (iii) a semiautomatic
152pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least 2 of the following: (a)
153an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip; (b) a threaded barrel
154capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip or silencer; (c) a
155shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the
156shooter to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned; (d) a manufactured
157weight of not less than 50 ounces when the pistol is unloaded; or (e) a semiautomatic version of
158an automatic firearm; and (iv) a semiautomatic shotgun that has at least 2 of the following: (a) a
159folding or telescoping stock; (b) a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of
160the weapon; (c) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of 5 rounds; or (d) an ability to accept a
161detachable magazine; provided, however, that “assault weapon” shall not include: (A) any of the
162weapons, or replicas or duplicates of such weapons, appearing in Appendix A of 18 U.S.C. 922
163on September 13, 1994, as such weapons were manufactured on October 1, 1993; (B) any
164weapon that is operated by manual bolt, pump, lever or slide action; (C) any weapon that has
165been rendered permanently inoperable or otherwise rendered permanently unable to be
166designated as a semiautomatic assault weapon; (D) any weapon that was manufactured prior to
1671899; (E) any weapon that is an antique or relic, theatrical prop or not capable of firing a
168projectile and which is not intended for use as a functional weapon and cannot be readily
169modified through a combination of available parts into an operable assault weapon; (F) any
170semiautomatic rifle that cannot accept a detachable magazine that holds more than 5 rounds of
171ammunition; or (G) any semiautomatic shotgun that cannot hold more than 5 rounds of
172ammunition in a fixed or detachable magazine; provided further, that a weapon shall be
173considered a copy or duplicate of a weapon identified in subclauses (a) to (i), inclusive, of clause 9 of 49
174(i) if: (I)(a) the weapon is a semiautomatic rifle or handgun that was manufactured or
175subsequently configured with an ability to accept a detachable magazine; or (b) a semiautomatic
176shotgun; and (II) the weapon has internal functional components that are substantially similar in
177construction and configuration to a weapon identified in said subclauses (a) to (i), inclusive, of
178said clause (i) or the weapon has a receiver that is the same as or interchangeable with the
179receiver of a weapon identified in said subclauses (a) to (i), inclusive, of said clause (i); provided
180further, that a receiver shall be treated as the same as or interchangeable with the receiver of such
181an enumerated weapon if it includes or accepts at least 2 operating components that are the same
182as or interchangeable with those of such enumerated weapon; provided further, that the weapon
183shall not be considered a copy or duplicate if the weapon was owned and registered in the
184commonwealth prior to July 20, 2016; provided further, that a weapon shall not be considered a
185copy or duplicate if the weapon was owned and registered in the commonwealth prior to July 20,
1862016; provided further, that if a weapon, as manufactured or originally assembled, is an assault
187weapon, it shall remain an assault weapon even if it is altered by the seller, unless it has been
188rendered permanently inoperable or otherwise rendered permanently unable to be designated as a
189semiautomatic assault weapon; and provided further, that the previous proviso shall not apply to
190copies and duplicates of a weapon identified in said subclauses (a) to (i), inclusive, of said clause
191(i) that were sold, owned and registered prior to July 20, 2016.
192 SECTION 7. Said section 121 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
193amended by striking out the definition of “Extreme risk protection order” and inserting in place
194thereof the following definition:-
195 “Extreme risk protection order”, an order by the court that orders: (i) the immediate
196suspension and surrender of a license to carry firearms or a firearm identification card which the 10 of 49
197respondent may hold; (ii) the respondent to surrender all firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine
198guns, weapons or ammunition which the respondent owns, possesses or controls at the time of
199such risk protection order; and (iii) the respondent to refrain from applying for any new firearms
200licenses or identification cards; provided, however, that an extreme risk protection order shall be
201in effect for not more than 1 year from the date of issuance but may be renewed upon petition.
202 SECTION 8. Said section 121 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
203amended by striking out the definition of “Firearm” and inserting in place thereof the following 4
204definitions:-
205 “Federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms”, a person, firm, corporation or other
206entity that holds a valid federal license that authorizes the license holder to imprint serial
207numbers onto firearms, rifles, shotguns and completed or unfinished frames or receivers pursuant
208to 18 U.S.C. 923 and regulations promulgated thereunder.
209 “Federally-licensed gunsmith, manufacturer or importer”, a person, firm, corporation or
210other entity that holds a valid gunsmith license or license to manufacture or import firearms,
211rifles and shotguns issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 923 and regulations promulgated thereunder.
212 “Firearm”, a stun gun, pistol, revolver or other weapon of any description, loaded or
213unloaded, that will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to, discharge a shot or bullet
214other than by compressed air and of which the length of the barrel or barrels is less than 16
215inches or, in the case of a shotgun as originally manufactured, is less than 18 inches; provided,
216however, that “firearm” shall also include the completed or unfinished frame or receiver of any
217such weapon. 11 of 49
218 “Frame”, the part of a firearm or variant of a firearm that provides the housing or a
219structure for the primary energized component designed to hold back the hammer, striker, bolt or
220similar element prior to initiation of the firing sequence, even if pins or other attachments are
221required to attach the component to the housing or structure; provided, however, that any such
222part that is identified with an importer's or manufacturer's serial number shall be presumed to be
223the frame of the weapon unless there is an official determination by the Bureau of Alcohol,
224Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives or there exists other reliable evidence to the contrary.
225 SECTION 9. Said section 121 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
226amended by inserting after the definition of “Length of barrel” or “barrel length” the following
227definition:-
228 “License to manufacture firearms”, a valid license to manufacture firearms, rifles and
229shotguns issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 921, et seq and regulations promulgated thereunder.
230 SECTION 10. Said section 121 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
231amended by striking out the definition of “Machine gun” and inserting in place thereof the
232following 2 definitions:-
233 “Machine gun”, a weapon of any description or by any name, loaded or unloaded, from
234which a number of shots or bullets may be rapidly or automatically discharged by 1 continuous
235activation of the trigger, including a submachine gun; provided, however, that “machine gun”
236shall also include the finished or unfinished frame or receiver of any such weapon, any part or
237combination of parts designed and intended solely and exclusively, for use in converting a
238weapon into a machine gun and any combination of parts from which a machine gun can be
239assembled if such parts are in the possession or under the control of a person; and provided 12 of 49
240further, that “machine gun” shall also include bump stocks, trigger cranks and any other rapid-
241fire trigger activators.
242 “Manufacture or assemble”, to fabricate, construct, fit together component parts of or
243otherwise produce a firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or receiver,
244including through additive, subtractive or other processes; provided, however, that “manufacture
245or assemble” shall not include firearm reassembly, firearm repair or the making or fitting of
246special barrels, stocks or trigger mechanisms to firearms, rifles or shotguns.
247 SECTION 11. Said section 121 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
248amended by striking out the definition of “Petitioner” and inserting in place thereof the following
249definition:-
250 “Petitioner”, the family or household member, the licensing authority of the municipality
251wherein the respondent resides or the health care provider filing a petition; provided, however,
252that any such petitioning health care provider shall be a provider who has provided services to
253the respondent within the preceding 6 months; provided further, that “health care provider” shall
254include a licensed physician, licensed physician assistant, registered nurse, licensed practical
255nurse, certified nurse practitioner, certified clinical nurse specialist, certified psychiatric clinical
256nurse specialist, licensed psychiatrist, licensed psychologist, licensed mental health counselor,
257licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed alcohol and drug counselor, licensed
258independent clinical social worker or licensed certified social worker.
259 SECTION 12. Said section 121 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
260amended by inserting after the definition of “Purchase” and “sale” the following 2 definitions:- 13 of 49
261 “Rapid-fire trigger activator”, any: (i) manual, power-driven or electronic device that is
262designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm, rifle or shotgun
263when the device is attached to the weapon; (ii) part of a semiautomatic firearm, rifle shotgun or
264combination of parts that is designed and functions to increase the rate of fire of a semiautomatic
265firearm, rifle or shotgun by eliminating the need for the operator of the weapon to make a
266separate movement for each individual function of the trigger; or (iii) other device, part or
267combination of parts that is designed and functions to substantially increase the rate of fire of a
268semiautomatic firearm, rifle or shotgun above the standard rate of fire for semiautomatic
269weapons that are not equipped with that device, part or combination of parts; provided, however,
270that adjusting or using a device to adjust the trigger pull weight of a firearm, rifle or shotgun or
271adjusting or replacing a magazine spring in a firearm, rifle or shotgun shall not cause the firearm,
272rifle or shotgun to be considered to have a rapid-fire trigger activator.
273 “Receiver”, the part of a rifle or shotgun, or variants thereof, that provides the housing or
274a structure for the primary component designed to block or seal the breech prior to initiation of
275the firing sequence, even if pins or other attachments are required to connect the component to
276the housing or structure; provided, however, that any such part that is identified with an
277importer's or manufacturer's serial number shall be presumed to be the receiver of the weapon
278unless there is an official determination by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
279Explosives or there exists other reliable evidence to the contrary.
280 SECTION 13. Said section 121 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
281amended by striking out the definition of “Rifle” and inserting in place thereof the following
282definition:- 14 of 49
283 “Rifle”, a weapon with a barrel length of not less than 16 inches and will, is designed to,
284or may readily be converted to, discharge a shot or bullet, other than by compressed air, for each
285pull of the trigger, or the completed or unfinished receiver of any such weapon.
286 SECTION 14. Said section 121 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
287amended by inserting after the definition of “Sawed-off shotgun” the following definition:-
288 “Security exemplar”, as defined in 18 U.S.C. 922.
289 SECTION 15. Said section 121 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
290amended by striking out the definition of “Shotgun” and inserting in place thereof the following
291definition:-
292 “Shotgun”, a weapon with a barrel length of not less than 18 inches with an overall length
293of not less than 26 inches and will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to, discharge a
294shot or bullet, other than by compressed air, for each pull of the trigger, or the completed or
295unfinished receiver of any such weapon.
296 SECTION 16. Said section 121 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
297amended by inserting after the definition of “Trigger crank” the following 3 definitions:-
298 “Undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun”, a firearm, rifle or shotgun manufactured,
299assembled or otherwise comprised entirely of nonmetal substances that: (i) after the removal of
300grips, stocks and magazines, is not detectable as a security exemplar by a walk-through metal
301detector calibrated to detect the security exemplar; or (ii) includes a major component as defined
302in 18 U.S.C. 922 that, if subjected to inspection by the types of x-ray machines commonly used
303at airports, would not generate an image that accurately depicts the shape of the component. 15 of 49
304 “Unfinished frame or receiver”, a forging, casting, printing, extrusion, machined body or
305similar item that is: (i) designed to or may readily be completed, assembled or otherwise
306converted to function as a frame or receiver; or (ii) marketed or sold to the public to become or
307be used as the frame or receiver of a functional firearm, rifle or shotgun once completed,
308assembled or otherwise converted; provided, however, that “unfinished frame or receiver” shall
309not include a component designed and intended for use in an antique weapon.
310 “Valid serial number”, a serial number that has been imprinted by a federal licensee
311authorized to serialize firearms in accordance with federal law or that has otherwise been
312assigned to a firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or receiver pursuant to the
313laws of any state or pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 5842 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
314 SECTION 17. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended by inserting after section
315121A the following 3 sections:-
316 Section 121B. (a) No person shall knowingly manufacture or assemble, cause to be
317manufactured or assembled, import, purchase, sell, offer for sale or transfer ownership of any
318firearm, rifle or shotgun that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. A violation of this
319section shall be punishable for a first offense, by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for
320not more than 12 months, by a fine of not more than $5,000 per weapon in violation of this
321section or by both such fine and imprisonment. A second or subsequent offense shall be
322punishable in a state prison for not more than 4 years, by a fine of not more than $15,000 per
323weapon in violation of this section or by both such fine and imprisonment.
324 (b) No person shall knowingly import, purchase, sell, offer for sale or transfer ownership
325of any completed or unfinished frame or receiver unless the completed or unfinished frame or 16 of 49
326receiver is: (i) deemed to be a firearm pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 921 and regulations promulgated
327thereunder; and (ii) imprinted with a valid serial number. A violation of this subsection shall be
328punishable by imprisonment in a jail or house of correction for not more than 12 months, by a
329fine of not more than $5,000 per completed or unfinished frame or receiver in violation of this
330subsection or by both such fine and imprisonment.
331 (c) No person shall knowingly possess a firearm, rifle, shotgun or any completed or
332unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a valid serial number. A violation of this
333subsection is punishable, for a first offense by a fine of not more than $500 per weapon in
334violation of this subsection and, for a second or subsequent offense, imprisonment in a jail or
335house of correction for not more than 12 months, by a fine of not more than $5,000 per weapon
336in violation of this subsection or by both such fine and imprisonment.
337 (d) This section shall not apply to:
338 (i) a firearm, rifle, shotgun or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is an
339antique firearm as defined in s 27 C.F.R. 479.11 or that has been rendered permanently
340inoperable;
341 (ii) the manufacture or assembly, importation, purchase, transfer or possession of a
342firearm, rifle, shotgun or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a law enforcement
343agency for law enforcement purposes;
344 (iii) the sale or transfer of ownership of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or any completed or
345unfinished frame or receiver to a federally-licensed gunsmith, manufacturer or importer or to any
346other federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms; 17 of 49
347 (iv) the manufacture or assembly, importation, purchase or possession of a firearm, rifle,
348shotgun or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver by a federally-licensed gunsmith,
349manufacturer or importer or by any other federal licensee authorized to serialize firearms;
350 (v) a member of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard while on duty
351and acting within the scope and course of employment with the armed forces of the United States
352or national guard or any law enforcement agency or forensic laboratory;
353 (vi) a common carrier, motor carrier, air carrier or carrier affiliated with an air carrier
354through common control interest that is subject to Title 49 of the United States Code or an
355authorized agent of any such carrier when acting in the course and scope of duties incident to the
356receipt, processing, transportation or delivery of property;
357 (vii) an authorized representative of a local, state or federal government that receives a
358firearm, rifle, shotgun or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver as part of an authorized,
359voluntary buyback program in which the governmental entity is buying or receiving such
360weapons from private individuals;
361 (viii) the possession and disposition of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or any completed or
362unfinished frame or receiver by a person who is not prohibited by state or federal law from
363possessing the weapon and who: (A) possessed the firearm, rifle, shotgun or any completed or
364unfinished frame or receiver no longer than was necessary to deliver it to a law enforcement
365agency for that agency’s disposition according to law; or (B) is transporting the firearm, rifle,
366shotgun or any completed or unfinished frame or receiver to a law enforcement agency to deliver
367it to the agency for the agency’s disposition according to law; 18 of 49
368 (ix) the possession or importation of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or any completed or
369unfinished frame or receiver by a nonresident of the commonwealth who: (i) is traveling with the
370firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or receiver in the commonwealth in
371accordance with 18 U.S.C. 926A; or (ii) possesses or imports the firearm, rifle, shotgun or
372completed or unfinished frame or receiver in the commonwealth exclusively for use in an
373organized sport shooting event or competition for no longer than reasonably necessary to
374participate in such an event or competition;
375 (x) the possession or importation of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or any completed or
376unfinished frame or receiver by a new resident moving into the commonwealth who, within 60
377days of moving into the commonwealth, causes the firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or
378unfinished frame or receiver to be imprinted with a valid serial number, removes the weapon
379from the commonwealth or otherwise comes into compliance with this section; and
380 (xi) firearms, rifles and shotguns manufactured before October 22, 1968.
381 Section 121C. (a) It shall be unlawful to use a 3-dimensional printer or computer
382numerical control milling machine to manufacture or assemble any firearm, rifle, shotgun or
383completed or unfinished frame or receiver within the commonwealth without a valid license to
384manufacture firearms.
385 (b)(1) It shall be unlawful to sell, offer to sell or transfer a 3-dimensional printer or
386computer numerical control milling machine that has the primary or intended function of
387manufacturing or assembling firearms, rifles, shotguns or completed or unfinished frame or
388receivers to any person in the commonwealth who does not have a valid license to manufacture
389firearms. 19 of 49
390 (2) It shall be unlawful for any person in the commonwealth to purchase or receive a 3-
391dimensional printer or computer numerical control milling machine that has the primary or
392intended function of manufacturing or assembling firearms, rifles, shotguns or completed or
393unfinished frame or receivers, unless that person has a valid license to manufacture firearms;
394provided however, that there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a 3-dimensional printer or
395computer numerical control milling machine has the primary or intended function of
396manufacturing or assembling firearms, rifles, shotguns or completed or unfinished frame or
397receivers, if: (i) the printer or machine is marketed or sold in a manner that: (A) advertises that it
398may be used to manufacture or assemble firearms, rifles, shotguns or completed or unfinished
399frames or receivers; (B) foreseeably promotes the printer’s or machine’s use in manufacturing or
400assembling assemble firearms, rifles, shotguns or completed or unfinished frames or receivers,
401regardless of whether the printer or machine is otherwise described or classified as having other
402functions or as a general-purpose printer or machine; or (C) includes a digital firearm
403manufacturing code, as defined in section 121D; or (ii) the person who possesses, purchases or
404receives the 3-dimensional printer or computer numerical control milling machine also
405possesses, purchases or receives a digital firearm manufacturing code, as defined in said section
406121D.
407 (c) A person otherwise licensed under section 129B or 131 who manufactures or
408assembles a firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or receiver within the
409commonwealth and who does not have a valid license to manufacture firearms shall, within 10
410days after manufacturing or assembling the weapon, notify the commissioner of the department
411of criminal justice information services in a form and manner to be prescribed by the department
412and provide any identifying information concerning the weapon and the owner of such weapon 20 of 49
413requested by the commissioner including, but not limited to, the weapon’s serial number.
414Nothing in this section shall authorize a person who is not lawfully authorized to possess a
415firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or receiver to manufacture or assemble
416such a weapon.
417 (d) Except as otherwise authorized by law, it shall be unlawful for a person who does not
418have a valid license to manufacture firearms to sell or transfer ownership of a firearm, rifle,
419shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or receiver if the person:
420 (i) manufactured or assembled the firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished
421frame or receiver without a valid license to manufacture firearms;
422 (ii) knowingly caused the firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or
423receiver to be manufactured or assembled by another person who does not have a valid license to
424manufacture firearms; or
425 (iii) is aware that the firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or receiver
426was manufactured or assembled by another person who does not have a valid license to
427manufacture firearms.
428 (e)(1) It shall be unlawful to knowingly allow, facilitate, aid, abet or cause the
429manufacture or assembling of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or
430receiver by a person who is legally prohibited from possessing such a weapon under state or
431federal law.
432 (2) It shall be unlawful to knowingly allow, facilitate, aid, abet or cause the manufacture
433or assembly of a machine gun, assault weapon, undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun or of any 21 of 49
434firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or receiver that is not imprinted with a
435valid serial number.
436 (f) This section shall not apply to any member of the armed forces of the United States or
437the national guard while on duty and acting within the scope and course of employment with said
438armed forces or national guard, or to any law enforcement agency or forensic laboratory or to the
439transfer, relinquishment or sale of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or unfinished frame or
440receiver to a law enforcement agency.
441 (g) A violation of this section shall be punishable by imprisonment in a jail or house of
442correction for not more than 12 months or by a fine of up to $5,000 per weapon in violation or by
443both such fine and imprisonment.
444 Section 121D. (a) As used in this section, “digital firearm manufacturing code” shall
445mean any digital instructions in the form of computer-aided design files or other code or
446instructions stored and displayed in electronic format as a digital model that may be used to
447program a computer numerical control milling machine, a 3-dimensional printer or a similar
448machine to manufacture, assemble or produce a firearm, rifle, shotgun or completed or
449unfinished frame or receiver.
450 (b) A person, firm or corporation shall not, by any means, including the internet,
451knowingly distribute, or knowingly cause the distribution of, digital firearm manufacturing code
452to any person in the commonwealth who does not have a valid license to manufacture firearms.
453 (c) In addition to any other applicable penalty or remedies authorized by any other law or
454cause of action, a person, firm or corporation who violates this section may be held strictly liable
455for personal injury or property damage inflicted by the use of any firearm, rifle or shotgun that 22 of 49
456was manufactured, assembled or produced in whole or in part using any digital firearm
457manufacturing code that was distributed in violation of this section.
458 (d) This section shall not apply to or affect the distribution of digital firearm
459manufacturing code to any member of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard
460while on duty and acting within the scope and course of employment with said armed forces or
461national guard, or to any law enforcement agency or forensic laboratory.
462 SECTION 18. Section 122 of said chapter 140, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition,
463is hereby amended by striking out the sixth sentence and inserting in place thereof the following
464sentence:- Any person refused a license under this section may within 10 days thereafter appeal
465to the division of the district court in which the licensing authority for such license is located and
466the court may direct said licensing authority to grant such license if, after a hearing, the court is
467satisfied there were no reasonable grounds for the refusal to grant such license and that the
468applicant was not barred by law from holding such a license.
469 SECTION 19. The fourth paragraph of section 123 of said chapter 140, as appearing in
470the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following 2 sentences:- The secretary
471of public safety and security shall make training materials regarding the requirements of this
472section available to licensing authorities and shall promulgate regulations to implement this
473section. The regulations shall include, but shall not be limited to, provisions to ensure that the
474inspections required under this section are conducted by the licensing authority in a timely
475manner and establishing a process for the department of state police to conduct such inspections
476if the licensing authority has not conducted such inspections as required or the licensing 23 of 49
477authority informs the department of state police that they are unable to conduct such inspections
478as required.
479 SECTION 20. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 128B
480the following 2 sections:-
481 Section 128C. Any law enforcement agency of the commonwealth or its political
482subdivisions, any police department of a college or university, any law enforcement agency of an
483authority or any other law enforcement agency that seizes, takes as evidence or otherwise
484acquires a firearm used in any manner during a crime or the commission of a suicide shall trace
485the firearm by using the services of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
486and all such agencies shall submit for test firing such firearms to a law enforcement agency that
487offers that service and all information generated during such test firing shall be turned over to the
488Bureau for inclusion in the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network.
489 Section 128D. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following
490meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:-
491 “Firearm industry member”, a person, firm, corporation, or any other entity engaged in
492the manufacture, distribution, importation, marketing, or wholesale or retail sale of a firearm
493industry product.
494 “Firearm industry product”, any of the following: (i) a firearm; (ii) ammunition; (iii) a
495completed or unfinished frame or receiver; (iv) a firearm component or magazine; (v) a device
496that is designed or adapted to be inserted into, affixed onto or used in conjunction with a firearm,
497if the device is marketed or sold to the public, or that was reasonably designed or intended, to be
498used to increase a firearm’s rate of fire, concealability, magazine capacity or destructive capacity 24 of 49
499or to increase the firearm’s stability and handling when the firearm is repeatedly fired; or (vi) any
500machine or device that is marketed or sold to the public, or that was reasonably designed or
501intended, to be used to manufacture or produce a firearm or any other firearm industry product
502listed in this paragraph.
503 (b) A firearm industry member shall not design, advertise, market or sell a firearm
504industry product in a manner that recommends or encourages persons under the age of 18 to
505unlawfully purchase, unlawfully possess or unlawfully use a firearm industry product.
506 (c) This section shall apply to a firearm industry member engaged in the manufacture,
507distribution, importation, marketing, or wholesale or retail sale of a firearm industry product that
508meets any of the following conditions: (i) the firearm industry product was sold, made,
509distributed, or marketed in the commonwealth; (ii) the firearm industry product was intended to
510be sold, distributed, or marketed in the commonwealth; or (iii) the firearm industry product was
511used or possessed in the commonwealth and it was reasonably foreseeable that the product would
512be used or possessed in this state the commonwealth.
513 (d) (1) A person or entity who has suffered harm as a result of a firearm industry
514member’s acts or omissions in violation of any provision of this section may bring a civil action
515in a court of competent jurisdiction.
516 (2) The attorney general may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to
517enforce this section and remedy harms caused by any acts or omissions in violation thereof.
518 (3) In an action brought under this section, if the court determines that a firearm industry
519member engaged in conduct in violation of this section, the court shall award just and
520appropriate relief, including any or all of the following: (i) injunctive relief sufficient to prevent 25 of 49
521the firearm industry member and any other defendant from further violating the law; (ii)
522compensatory and punitive damages; (iii) reasonable attorney’s fees, filing fees, and reasonable
523costs; and (iv) any other just and appropriate relief necessary to enforce this chapter and remedy
524the harm caused by the violation. It shall not be a violation of this section for a firearm industry
525member to design, advertise, market, import or sell at wholesale or retail a firearm industry
526product in a manner that recommends or encourages persons under the age of 18 to participate
527lawfully in hunting or shooting sports.
528 (e) (1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed or implied to limit or impair in any way
529the right of the attorney general, or any other person or entity, to pursue a legal action under any
530other law, cause of action, tort theory, or other authority.
531 (2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed or implied to limit or impair in any way an
532obligation or requirement placed on a firearm industry member by any other authority.
533 SECTION 21. Section 129B of said chapter 140, as appearing in the 2022 Official
534Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 93, the words “or (C)” and inserting in place
535thereof the following words:- (C) a permanent or temporary harassment prevention order issued
536pursuant to chapter 258E or a similar order issued by another jurisdiction; or (D).
537 SECTION 22. Said section 129B of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
538amended by striking out, in lines 100 and 101, the words “or (xi)” and inserting in place thereof
539the following words:-
540 (xi) is registered in the voluntary do-not-sell firearms list established in section 131Z; or
541(xii). 26 of 49
542 SECTION 23. Paragraph (2) of said section 129B of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is
543hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
544 The licensing authority shall make inquiries concerning the applicant to: (i) the
545commissioner of the department of criminal justice information services relative to any
546disqualifying condition, any record of restraint and application for hospitalization pursuant to
547section 12 of chapter 123 and records of purchases, sales, rentals, leases and transfers of weapons
548or ammunition concerning the applicant; (ii) the commissioner of probation relative to any
549record contained within the department of probation or the statewide domestic violence record
550keeping system concerning the applicant; and (iii) the commissioner of mental health relative to
551whether the applicant is a suitable person to possess firearms; provided, however, that if the
552department of criminal justice information services provides a record of restraint and application
553for hospitalization pursuant to said section 12 of said chapter 123, the licensing authority shall
554make inquiries to the law enforcement agency that submitted the record regarding the
555circumstances of such restraint and application for hospitalization and shall consider such
556circumstances when determining the applicant’s suitability for a firearm identification card;
557provided further, that the applicant may submit for the licensing authority’s consideration, an
558affidavit of a licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse or clinical psychologist
559attesting that such physician, advanced practice registered nurse or clinical psychologist is
560familiar with the applicant’s mental illness and that in the physician’s, advanced practice
561registered nurse’s or clinical psychologist’s opinion, the applicant is not impacted by a mental
562illness in a manner that would prevent the applicant from possessing a firearm, rifle or shotgun.
563The director or commissioner to whom the licensing authority makes such inquiry shall provide
564prompt and full cooperation for that purpose in any investigation of the applicant. Any 27 of 49
565information that an individual has a record of restraint and application for hospitalization
566pursuant to said section 12 of said chapter 123 shall be used solely to provide licensing
567authorities as defined under section 121 with information required or permitted to be considered
568under state or federal law to conduct background checks for firearm sales or licensing.
569 SECTION 24. Section 131 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
570striking out, in lines 136 and 137, the words “or (x)” and inserting in place thereof the following
571words:- (x) is registered in the voluntary do-not-sell firearms list established in section 131Z; or
572(xi).
573 SECTION 25. Subsection (e) of said section 131 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is
574hereby amended by striking out the second paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following
575paragraph:-
576 The licensing authority shall make inquiries concerning the applicant to: (i) the
577commissioner of the department of criminal justice information services relative to any
578disqualifying condition, any record of restraint and application for hospitalization pursuant to
579section 12 of chapter 123 and records of purchases, sales, rentals, leases and transfers of weapons
580or ammunition concerning the applicant; (ii) the commissioner of probation relative to any
581record contained within the department of probation or the statewide domestic violence record
582keeping system concerning the applicant; and (iii) the commissioner of mental health relative to
583whether the applicant is a suitable person to possess firearms; provided, however, that if the
584department of criminal justice information services provides a record of restraint and application
585for hospitalization pursuant to said section 12 of said chapter 123, the licensing authority shall
586make inquiries to the law enforcement agency that submitted the record regarding the 28 of 49
587circumstances of such restraint and application for hospitalization and shall consider such
588circumstances when determining the applicant’s suitability for a license to carry; provided
589further, that the applicant may submit for the licensing authority’s consideration an affidavit of a
590licensed physician, advanced practice registered nurse or clinical psychologist attesting that such
591physician, advanced practice registered nurse or clinical psychologist is familiar with the
592applicant’s mental illness and that in the physician’s, advanced practice registered nurse’s or
593clinical psychologist’s opinion, the applicant is not impacted by a mental illness in a manner that
594would prevent the applicant from possessing a firearm, rifle or shotgun. Any information that an
595individual has a record of restraint and application for hospitalization pursuant to said section 12
596of said chapter 123 shall be used solely to provide licensing authorities as defined under section
597121 with information required or permitted to be considered under state or federal law to conduct
598background checks for firearm sales or licensing. The director or commissioner to whom the
599licensing authority makes such inquiry shall provide prompt and full cooperation for that purpose
600in any investigation of the applicant.
601 SECTION 26. Subsection (l) of said section 131 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is
602hereby amended by inserting after the sixth sentence the following sentence:- The department of
603criminal justice information services shall send electronically or by first class mail to the
604licensing authority of each such license to carry firearms a notice of the expiration of such
605license not less than 5 days after the expiration including the expiration date of the license and
606the name and address of the licensee.
607 SECTION 27. Said section 131 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
608amended by inserting after the word “expiration”, in line 353, the following words:- to the
609licensee. 29 of 49
610 SECTION 28. Said section 131 of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
611amended by striking out, in lines 410 and 411, the words “and trigger cranks” and inserting in
612place thereof the following words:- , trigger cranks and any other rapid-fire trigger activators.
613 SECTION 29. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended by striking out section 131N,
614as so appearing, and inserting in place thereof the following section:-
615 Section 131N. No person shall knowingly manufacture or assemble or cause to be
616manufactured or assembled, import, sell, offer for sale, transfer or possess any weapon, loaded or
617unloaded, which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to, discharge a bullet or shot,
618that is: (i) constructed in a shape that does not resemble a handgun, short–barreled rifle or short–
619barreled shotgun including, but not limited to, covert weapons that resemble key–chains, pens,
620cigarette–lighters or cigarette –packages; or (ii) an undetectable firearm, rifle or shotgun as
621defined in section 121. Whoever violates this section shall be punished, for a first offense, by a
622fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 10
623years, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and for a second or subsequent offense, by a fine
624of not less than $5,000 nor more than $15,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 years, or
625by both such fine and imprisonment.
626 SECTION 30. Subsection (a) of section 131P of said chapter 140, as so appearing is
627hereby amended by inserting after the first paragraph the following 3 paragraphs:-
628 The executive office of public safety and security, in collaboration with the department of
629public health, shall develop educational materials on harm reduction which shall be discussed
630and distributed by the instructor to every participant in a firearms safety course pursuant to this
631section. 30 of 49
632 The educational materials shall promote suicide prevention through safe practices by
633firearms’ owners to reduce access to lethal means. The materials shall include, but not be limited
634to, information relative to : (i) the prevalence of suicide by firearm compared to other forms of
635firearms’ violence, including demographic trends; (ii) the risks of injury and suicide that may be
636associated with household firearms, including the rate of survival for suicide attempts by
637firearms compared to other means of attempted suicide; (iii) best practices for identifying and
638reducing the risk of suicide involving household firearms; (iv) available resources to learn more
639about safe practices and suicide prevention; and (v) such additional information as determined by
640the commissioner of public safety and security to be relevant to this section.
641 The executive office of public safety and security, in collaboration with the department of
642public health, shall develop a notice providing information on suicide prevention which shall be
643posted on the executive office’s website and posted and distributed in accordance with clause
644Fourteenth of the first paragraph of section 123. Such notice shall include, but not be limited to:
645(i) information on signs and symptoms of depression; (ii) state and federal suicide prevention
646hotlines; and (iii) resources for individuals at risk of suicide.
647 SECTION 31. Said section 131P of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby further
648amended by striking out, in line 57, the words “and (d)” and inserting in place thereof the
649following words:- (d) educational materials on harm reduction as developed by the executive
650office of public safety and security; and (e).
651 SECTION 32. Section 131R of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
652striking out, in lines 1 and 2, the words “holding a license to carry firearms or a firearm
653identification card”. 31 of 49
654 SECTION 33. Section 131S of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
655inserting after the word “resides”, in line 32, the following words:- ; provided, however, that the
656respondent shall not be eligible to receive a new firearms license or identification card for the
657duration of the order.
658 SECTION 34. Paragraph (f) of said section 131S of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is
659hereby amended by striking out the first paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following
660paragraph:-
661 Upon receipt of service of an extreme risk protection order, the licensing authority of the
662municipality where the respondent resides shall immediately suspend the respondent's license to
663carry firearms or firearm identification card and notify the respondent of said suspension and
664shall not issue any new firearms license or identification card to the respondent for the duration
665of the order.
666 SECTION 35. Section 131X of said chapter 140, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
667striking out subsection (d) and inserting in place thereof the following 2 subsections:-
668 (d) Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any
669health care provider duly authorized as a petitioner, upon filing an application or renewal for an
670extreme risk protection order, may disclose protected health information of the respondent only
671to the extent necessary for the full investigation and disposition of such application or renewal
672for an extreme risk protection order. When disclosing protected health information, a health care
673provider shall make reasonable efforts to limit protected health information to the extent
674necessary to accomplish the filing of the application or renewal. 32 of 49
675 Upon receipt of a petition by any health care provider and for good cause shown, the
676court may issue orders as may be necessary to obtain any clinical records or any other records or
677documents relating to diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of the respondent as are necessary for the
678full investigation and disposition of an application for an extreme risk protection order under this
679section. All such records and other health information provided shall be sealed by the court.
680 The decision of any health care provider to disclose or not to disclose clinical records or
681other records or documents relating to the diagnosis, prognosis or treatment of a patient pursuant
682to this subsection, when made reasonably and in good faith, shall not be the basis for any civil or
683criminal liability with respect to such health care provider; provided, however, that any health
684care provider duly authorized as a petitioner shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability for
685failure to petition the court for the issuance or renewal of an extreme risk protection order.
686 (e) The supreme judicial court and the appeals court shall have concurrent jurisdiction to
687review any proceedings, determinations, orders or judgments entered in the court pursuant to
688section 131S or section 131T. The supreme judicial court or the appeals court, subject to section
68913 of chapter 211A, may by rule vary the procedure authorized or required for such review upon
690a finding that the review by the court will thereby be made more simple, speedy and effective.
691 SECTION 36. Said chapter 140 is hereby further amended by inserting after section
692131Y the following section:-
693 Section 131Z. (a) The department of criminal justice information services shall establish
694a voluntary do-not-sell firearms list. Any person who voluntarily registers their name to the list
695shall be prohibited from the purchase, rental, lease, borrowing, possession and carrying of
696firearms. The department shall maintain and update the list, which shall be accessible only to 33 of 49
697licensing authorities as defined in section 121 and the colonel of state police. The department
698shall promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement this section.
699 (b) The department, the colonel of state police and licensing authorities, as defined in
700section 121, shall not disclose any information regarding a request to register or deregister with
701the list or any other personal identifying information contained in or related to the list; provided,
702however, that such information may be disclosed to a law enforcement officer, as defined in
703section 1 of chapter 6E, acting in the performance of the officer’s official duties or the applicant
704with respect to the applicant’s own information. A request to register or deregister with the list
705and any other personal identifying information contained in or related to the list shall not be
706considered: (i) by a court in any legal proceeding; (ii) as a condition of receiving employment,
707benefits or other services; or (iii) a public record under clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of
708chapter 4 or chapter 66.
709 (c) A person 18 years of age or older may voluntarily apply in writing to the department
710to request registration with the list and, upon registration, may thereafter apply in writing to the
711department to request to be deregistered with the list. The department shall prescribe forms to
712receive and process applications for registration and deregistration with the list. Such forms shall
713state that any person registered with the list shall not be deregistered until 21 days after receiving
714an application for deregistration. The commissioner of criminal justice information services shall
715make the forms available on the department website and the colonel of state police shall make
716the forms available on the department of state police website.
717 (d) Any person requesting registration or deregistration with the list shall submit a
718photocopy of: (i) a motor vehicle license issued pursuant to section 8 of chapter 90; (ii) an 34 of 49
719identification card issued under section 8E of said chapter 90; (iii) a valid passport issued by the
720United States government; or (iv) a valid United States-issued military identification card to
721accompany the registration and deregistration form. The request for registration or deregistration
722with the list may be submitted to the department of criminal justice information services by mail
723or in person at any department of state police office location.
724 (e) Upon a person’s registration with the list, the department of criminal justice
725information services shall confirm the registration with the applicant and submit a notification of
726such registration to the attorney general of the United States to be included in the National
727Instant Criminal Background Check System.
728 (f) The department shall not deregister any person from the list until 21 days after receipt
729of the person's deregistration application. Upon deregistration, the department shall: (i) submit a
730notification indicating the person’s deregistration with the list to the attorney general of the
731United States to be included in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System; and (ii)
732destroy all records of registration and deregistration and any other personal identifying
733information contained in or related to the list attributable to the person.
734 (g) The department shall engage in a public awareness campaign to raise awareness about
735the ability of individuals to register with the list.
736 SECTION 37. Chapter 258E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
737section 4 the following 3 sections -
738 Section 4A. Upon issuance of a temporary or emergency order under sections 5 or 6, the
739court shall, if the plaintiff demonstrates a substantial likelihood of immediate danger of
740harassment, order the immediate suspension and surrender of any license to carry firearms or 35 of 49
741firearms identification card that the defendant may hold and order the defendant to surrender all
742firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns and ammunition that the defendant then controls, owns
743or possesses in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and any license to carry firearms or
744firearms identification card that the defendant may hold shall be surrendered to the appropriate
745law enforcement official in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and said law
746enforcement official may store, transfer or otherwise dispose of any such weapon in accordance
747with the provisions of section 129D of chapter 140; provided, however, that nothing herein shall
748authorize the transfer of any weapons surrendered by the defendant to anyone other than a
749licensed dealer. Notice of such suspension and ordered surrender shall be appended to the copy
750of the harassment prevention order served on the defendant pursuant to section 9. Law
751enforcement officials, upon the service of said orders, shall immediately take possession of all
752firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns, ammunition and any license to carry firearms and
753firearms identification card in the control, ownership or possession of said defendant. Any
754violation of such orders shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by
755imprisonment for not more than 2 ½ years in a house of correction, or by both such fine and
756imprisonment.
757 Any defendant aggrieved by an order of surrender or suspension under this section may
758petition the court that issued such suspension or surrender order for a review of such action and
759such petition shall be heard not later than 10 court business days after the receipt of the notice of
760the petition by the court. If said license to carry firearms or firearms identification card has been
761suspended upon the issuance of an order issued pursuant to sections 5 or 6, said petition may be
762heard contemporaneously with the hearing under the second sentence of the second paragraph of
763section 5. Upon the filing of an affidavit by the defendant that a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine 36 of 49
764gun or ammunition is required in the performance of the defendant's employment and, upon a
765request for an expedited hearing, the court shall order said hearing within 2 business days of
766receipt of such affidavit and request but only on the issue of surrender and suspension pursuant
767to this section.
768 Section 4B. Upon the continuation or modification of an order issued pursuant to section
7695 or upon petition for review as described in section 4A, the court shall also order or continue to
770order the immediate suspension and surrender of a defendant's license to carry firearms and
771firearms identification card and the surrender of all firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns and
772ammunition that such defendant then controls, owns or possesses if the court makes a
773determination that the return of such license to carry firearms and firearm identification card or
774firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns and ammunition to the defendant presents a likelihood
775of abuse to the plaintiff. A suspension and surrender order issued pursuant to this section shall
776continue so long as the restraining order to which it relates is in effect and any law enforcement
777official to whom such weapon is surrendered may store, transfer or otherwise dispose of any
778such weapon in accordance with the provisions of section 129D of chapter 140; provided,
779however, that nothing herein shall authorize the transfer of any weapons surrendered by the
780defendant to anyone other than a licensed dealer. Any violation of such order shall be punishable
781by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 2 ½ years in a house of
782correction, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
783 Section 4C. Upon an order for suspension or surrender issued pursuant to sections 4A or
7844B, the court shall transmit a report containing the defendant's name and identifying information
785and a statement describing the defendant's alleged conduct and relationship to the plaintiff to the
786department of criminal justice information services. Upon the expiration, cancellation or 37 of 49
787revocation of the order, the court shall transmit a report containing the defendant's name and
788identifying information, a statement describing the defendant's alleged conduct and relationship
789to the plaintiff and an explanation that the order is no longer current or valid to the department of
790criminal justice information services who shall transmit the report, pursuant to paragraph (h) of
791section 167A of chapter 6, to the attorney general of the United States to be included in the
792National Instant Criminal Background Check System or any successor system maintained for the
793purpose of conducting background checks for firearms sales or licensing.
794 SECTION 38. Section 10 of chapter 269 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
795Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after subsection (j) the following subsection:-
796 (k)(1) Whoever possesses a firearm, rifle or shotgun, as defined in section 121 of chapter
797140, in a state, county or municipal administrative building or a judicial or court administrative
798building and knows or reasonably should know such location is a state, county, municipal, court
799or judicial administrative building shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000. Signs
800stating that the carrying of a firearm is prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at
801each entrance of such a building.
802 (2) This subsection shall not apply to: (i) a law enforcement officer, including, but not
803limited to, a person authorized to carry firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 926B or 926C; or (ii) a
804municipal administrative building in a municipality that votes pursuant to section 4 of chapter 4
805to exclude its administrative building from the prohibition in paragraph (1).
806 Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of any state, municipality, county or
807judicial body from adopting policies restricting the possession of firearms, rifles, shotguns or
808other dangerous weapons in areas under their control. 38 of 49
809 SECTION 39. Section 10A of said chapter 269, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
810striking out, in line 11, the words “firearm shall” and inserting in place thereof the following
811words:- firearm, including any combination of parts designed or redesigned and intended for use
812in assembling or fabricating any such instrument, attachment, weapon or appliance and any part
813intended only for use in such assembly or fabrication, shall.
814 SECTION 40. Said section 10A of said chapter 269, as so appearing, is hereby further
815amended by striking out, in line 16, the words “or appliance” and inserting in place thereof the
816following words:- , appliance or parts.
817 SECTION 41. Section 10H of said chapter 269, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
818inserting after the figure “140”, in line 4, the following words:- , while with a percentage, by
819weight, of alcohol in their blood of eight one-hundredths or greater or.
820 SECTION 42. Section 11A of said chapter 269, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
821inserting after the word “shotgun”, in line 5, the following words:- or a completed or unfinished
822frame or receiver.
823 SECTION 43. Said section 11A of said chapter 269, as so appearing, is hereby further
824amended by inserting after the word “manufacture”, in line 7, the following words:- or by a
825licensee authorized to serialize firearms as defined in 121 of chapter 140 or that has otherwise
826been assigned to a firearm pursuant to the laws of any state or pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 5842 and
827the regulations issued pursuant thereto.
828 SECTION 44. Section 11E of said chapter 269, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
829striking out, in lines 1 and 2, the words “of new manufacture, manufactured” and inserting in
830place thereof the following word:- manufactured. 39 of 49
831 SECTION 45. Said section 11E of said chapter 269, as so appearing, is hereby further
832amended by striking out, in lines 9 to 11, inclusive, the words “newly manufactured firearm, rifle
833or shotgun received directly from a manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor” and inserting in
834place thereof the following words:- firearm, rifle or shotgun.
835 SECTION 46. Said Chapter 269 is hereby further amended by inserting after section 12F
836the following section:-
837 Section 12G. Whoever intentionally strikes a dwelling or building in use by discharging
838an assault weapon, firearm, large capacity weapon, machine gun, rifle, sawed-off shotgun or
839shotgun, as defined in section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the
840house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years or in state prison for not more than 5 years or by
841a fine of not more than $10,000, or both such imprisonment and fine.
842 Section 12H. Whoever intentionally strikes or attempts to strike a law enforcement
843officer acting in the discharge of their duties by discharging an assault weapon, firearm, large
844capacity weapon, machine gun, rifle, stun gun, sawed-off shotgun or shotgun, as defined in
845section 121 of chapter 140, shall be punished by imprisonment in the house of correction for not
846more than 2 years and a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in the state prison for
847not more than 5 years; provided, however, that such person shall also be liable in tort to any
848person for all damages sustained thereby.
849 SECTION 47. Chapter 276 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after
850section 58B the following section:-
851 Section 58C. (a) A person who has been charged with a crime under section 17 or 18C of
852chapter 265 who has been released after a hearing pursuant to section 42A, 58, 58A or 87 or who 40 of 49
853has subsequently been determined after a hearing, by clear and convincing evidence, to have
854violated a condition of release by committing any offense an element of which is the use or
855unlawful possession of a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon shall be deemed
856a danger to the safety of the community and the presiding judicial officer shall enter an order of
857revocation and detention.
858 (b) A person who has been charged with any offense an element of which is the use or
859unlawful possession of a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon who has been
860released after a hearing pursuant to section 42A, 58, 58A or 87 and who has subsequently been
861determined after a hearing, by clear and convincing evidence, to have violated a condition of
862release by committing a crime under section 17 or 18C of chapter 265 shall be deemed a danger
863to the safety of the community and the presiding judicial officer shall enter an order of
864revocation and detention.
865 (c) A person who has been charged with an offense an element of which is the use or
866unlawful possession of a firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon who has been
867released after a hearing pursuant to section 42A, 58, 58A or 87 and who has subsequently been
868determined after a hearing, by clear and convincing evidence, to have violated a condition of
869release by committing an offense an element of which is the use or unlawful possession of a
870firearm, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or assault weapon shall be deemed a danger to the safety of
871the community and the presiding judicial officer shall enter an order of revocation and detention.
872 (d) A person detained under this section shall be brought to a trial as soon as reasonably
873possible; provided, however, that in the absence of good cause, the person held shall not be
874detained for more than 120 days by the district court or for not more than 180 days by the 41 of 49
875superior court, excluding any period of delay under Rule 36(b)(2) of the Massachusetts Rules of
876Criminal Procedure.
877 SECTION 48. (a) There shall be a special commission to study the commonwealth’s
878funding structure for violence prevention services.
879 (b) The commission shall consist of: the chairs of the joint committee on public health or
880their designees, who shall serve as co-chairs; the chairs of the joint committee on racial equity,
881civil rights and inclusion or their designees; the chairs of the joint committee on public safety
882and homeland security or their designees; the secretary of public safety and security or a
883designee; the secretary of health and human services or a designee; the commissioner of public
884health or a designee; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives;
8851 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 5 members appointed by the governor,
8861 of whom shall have expertise in trauma-informed child care and early education and 4 of
887whom shall represent community-based organizations providing intervention and prevention
888services; 1 member appointed by the commission on the status of African Americans; 1 member
889appointed by the commission on the status of Latino and Latinas; 1 member appointed by the
890caucus of women legislators; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Association of School
891Superintendents, Inc.; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Health and Hospital
892Association, Inc.; 1 member from the Massachusetts Business Roundtable; and 1 member from
893the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, Inc.
894 (c) The commission shall: (i) examine and evaluate the existing government funding
895structure for violence prevention services in the commonwealth, including funding sources,
896public-private partnerships, initiatives and programs utilized, specific services funded, the impact 42 of 49
897of services provided to survivors of victims of homicide in fostering healing and breaking the
898generational cycle of violence, communities served, how funding decisions are made and how
899service providers and programs are chosen; (ii) study the feasibility of a statewide grant for
900municipal boards of health, health departments and health commissions for the development and
901operation of a public health and safety approach to preventing targeted violence through
902structured collaboration that brings together local law enforcement, housing providers, human
903services providers, youth providers, educators, residents, community-based organizations,
904coalitions and other stakeholders to address housing, health care, substance use and mental
905health issues as they relate to violence prevention and intervention; and (iii) recommend changes
906to promote efficiency, transparency, accessibility, collaboration and utility with the ultimate goal
907of enhancing violence prevention services and minimizing the disproportionate impact of
908violence in historically impacted communities. The commission shall submit a report of its study
909and recommendations to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate not later than
910December 15, 2024.
911 SECTION 49. There shall be a special commission to study and investigate emerging
912firearm technology. The commission shall consist of: 1 member appointed by the speaker of the
913house of representatives, who shall serve as co-chair; 1 member appointed by the president of the
914senate, who shall serve as co-chair; the chairs of the joint committee on the judiciary; the
915secretary of public safety and security or a designee; the colonel of the state police or a
916designee;; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member
917appointed by the minority leader of the senate; 2 persons appointed by the governor, 1 of whom
918shall be an expert in emerging firearm technologies; the attorney general or a designee; and 1
919person appointed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. 43 of 49
920 The commission shall investigate and study the status, feasibility and utility of emerging
921firearm technologies, including, but not limited to, personalized firearm technology and
922microstamp technology. The study shall include: (i) a review of existing and developing
923personalized firearm and microstamp technologies; (ii) an investigation of the accuracy,
924effectiveness and utility of personalized firearm and microstamp technologies; (iii) an evaluation
925of the commercial availability of personalized firearm and microstamp technologies, both in the
926production of new firearms and modification of existing firearms; (iv) the creation and operation
927of a ballistics and forensics gun laboratory in the Worcester Police Department’s Real Time
928Crime Center for the use and benefit of regional law enforcement; (v) an evaluation of the risks
929associated with the use of a digital firearm manufacturing code for machine learning and
930artificial intelligence; and (vi) an investigation of the cost and impacts associated with requiring
931the use of personalized firearm or microstamp technologies in the commonwealth.
932 The commission shall submit a report of its study and recommendations, together with
933any legislative recommendations, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate not
934later than December 15, 2024.
935 SECTION 50. The department of public health, in consultation with the executive office
936of public safety and security, shall develop a pilot program to promote equity in access to gun
937safety awareness and firearm licensing education through community-based outreach. In
938implementing the pilot program, the department shall prioritize communities that experience
939barriers to accessing culturally competent and geographically accessible gun safety and firearm
940licensing educational resources. The department shall submit a report not later than December
94131, 2025 to the joint committee on ways and means, the joint committee on public health and the 44 of 49
942joint committee on racial equity, civil rights and inclusion on the implementation of the pilot
943program.
944 SECTION 51. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the
945executive office of health and human services shall establish a task force to review the
946availability of federal funding to support community violence prevention programs and to make
947recommendations to maximize federal funding in an equitable manner that supports community
948violence prevention service delivery across the commonwealth. The task force shall consist of:
949the secretary of health and human services or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the
950commissioner of public health or a designee; the director of Medicaid or a designee; and
95111persons to be appointed by the secretary of health and human services, 2 of whom shall
952represent organizations that have received a grant through the Safe and Successful Youth
953Initiative, 2 of whom shall represent recipients of the gun violence prevention grant through the
954department of public health, 2 of whom shall have lived experience with the impacts of
955community violence of which at least 1 shall have received services from a community violence
956intervention or prevention program, 1 of whom represents a hospital that currently operates a
957hospital-based violence prevention program in the commonwealth, 1 of whom represents a
958hospital in the commonwealth that does not currently operate a hospital-based violence
959prevention program, 1 of whom represents a suicide prevention program in the commonwealth, 1
960of whom represents a sexual and domestic violence program in the commonwealth and 1 of
961whom represents behavioral health care clinicians with experience providing trauma-informed
962care.
963 (b) The task force shall consider: (i) national best practices regarding culturally
964competent, trauma-informed community violence prevention and intervention strategies, 45 of 49
965including, but not limited to, methods to support long-term behavioral change, conflict mediation
966and retaliation prevention related to community violence; (ii) whether federal funds may be
967applied equitably to community violence prevention programs, in clinical and nonclinical
968settings, across geographic regions; (iii) the ability of existing community violence prevention
969and intervention programs to implement any federal requirements to be eligible for funding; and
970(iv) any impact federal funding may have on the service delivery model of violence prevention
971services in the commonwealth.
972 (c) The task force shall submit its recommendations to the governor and the clerks of the
973house of representatives and senate not later than May 31, 2024.
974 (d) Pursuant to the recommendation of the task force, the secretary of health and human
975services may seek a waiver to amend the Medicaid state plan and seek any federal approval
976necessary to access federal funds to support equitable access to community violence prevention
977services across the commonwealth.
978 SECTION 52. There shall be a special commission to study the benefits and feasibility of
979adding live-fire training to the requirements for a basic firearms safety certificate under section
980131P of chapter 140 of the General Laws. The commission shall consist of: the secretary of
981public safety and security or a designee, who shall serve as chair; the colonel of state police or a
982designee; the attorney general or a designee; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts Chiefs of
983Police Association Incorporated; 1 member appointed by the Gun Owners’ Action League, Inc.;
9841 member appointed by the Massachusetts Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence, Inc.; and 3
985members appointed by the governor, 2 of whom shall be certified firearms safety instructors and
9861 of whom shall represent a sportsmen’s association. 46 of 49
987 The commission shall study and make recommendations regarding the benefits and
988feasibility of adding live-fire training to the requirements for a basic firearms safety certificate.
989The study shall include: (i) the cost of such training to applicants, instructors and the
990commonwealth; (ii) the availability of resources necessary to implement the training, including
991the geographic distribution of ranges and instructors and the capacity of ranges and instructors;
992(iii) recommendations on the types of firearms, rifles or shotguns that should be included in live-
993fire training; (iv) academic research regarding the effectiveness of live-fire training in promoting
994safety and reducing firearms accidents; and (v) any other information related to certified firearms
995safety instructors or the basic firearms safety certificate and deemed relevant to the study.
996 The commission shall submit the study and recommendations, including any legislative
997recommendations, to the clerks of the house of representatives and the senate and the joint
998committee on public safety and homeland security not later than August 1, 2025.
999 SECTION 53. The department of state police shall enter into an interagency agreement
1000with the department of public health to share gun data received by the department of state police
1001pursuant to section 131Q of chapter 140 of the General Laws. The department of public health
1002may enter into data sharing agreements with researchers to advance gun violence prevention.
1003 SECTION 54. (a) There shall be a special commission to study, investigate and make
1004recommendations on improvements to firearm data collection, maintenance, access and analysis,
1005including, but not limited to: (i) changes to existing state and local data collection efforts
1006reflecting the updated serialization requirements set forth in this act; (ii) non-retail transfers of
1007ownership or possession of firearms, rifles, shotguns or completed or unfinished frames or
1008receivers; (iii) licensed firearm dealer reporting of sales or transfers of parts of firearms, rifles or 47 of 49
1009shotguns; (iv) data sharing practices between federal, state and local agencies; (v) data access for
1010licensing authorities as defined in section 121 of chapter 140 of the General Laws related to
1011processing applications for firearm identification cards or licenses to carry firearms; (vi) data
1012access for said licensing authorities to assist in determining whether activity involving the holder
1013of a firearm identification card or license to carry may render said holder a prohibited or
1014unsuitable person pursuant to sections 129B or 131 of said chapter 140; and (vii) consolidation
1015and clarification of existing data reporting statutes, including, but not limited to, sections 123,
1016128A and 129C of said chapter 140.
1017 (b) The commission shall consist of: the secretary of public safety and security or a
1018designee, who shall serve as co-chair; the attorney general or a designee, who shall serve as co-
1019chair; the chairs of the joint committee on the judiciary or their designees; the chairs of the joint
1020committee on public safety and homeland security or their designees; 1 member appointed by the
1021minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of
1022the senate; the colonel of the state police or a designee; the commissioner of criminal justice
1023information services or a designee; the commissioner of public health or a designee; the
1024commissioner of children and families or a designee; 1 member appointed by the Massachusetts
1025District Attorneys Association; the president of the Massachusetts chapter of the National
1026Association of Social Workers, Inc. or a designee; the executive director of the National
1027Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts, Inc. or a designee; the deputy director of the
1028Massachusetts Public Health Association or a designee; and 3 members appointed by the
1029governor, 1 of whom shall be a police chief from a rural community selected from a list of 3
1030nominees from the president of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Incorporated, 1
1031of whom shall be a police chief from an urban or suburban community selected from a list of 3 48 of 49
1032nominees from the president of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association Incorporated and
10331 of whom shall be an expert in data collection and analytics.
1034 (c) The commission shall submit a report, together with any legislative or regulatory
1035recommendations, to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the
1036house of representatives and senate not later than August 1, 2025.
1037 SECTION 55. The secretary of public safety and security, in consultation with the
1038attorney general, the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association and the Massachusetts Chiefs
1039of Police Association Incorporated, shall report on prosecutorial activity, including charges,
1040dismissals, acquittals and sentencing, pursuant to: (i) section 121 of chapter 140 of the General
1041Laws; and (ii) sections 10, 93 and 96 of chapter 269 of the General Laws .
1042 The secretary of public safety and security, in consultation with the attorney general, the
1043Massachusetts District Attorneys Association and the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police
1044Association Incorporated, shall report on the status of and any relevant progress of: (i) section 6
1045of chapter 22C of the General Laws; (ii) sections 131P and 131Q of chapter 140 of the General
1046Laws; and (iii) section 56C of chapter 215 of the General Laws.
1047 The report and legislative recommendations shall be submitted to the clerks of the senate
1048and house of representatives, the joint committee on public safety and homeland security and the
1049joint committee on the judiciary not later than 180 days following the passage of this act.
1050 SECTION 56. The first report developed pursuant to clause (10) of section 18 ¾ of
1051chapter 6A of the General Laws after the effective date of this act shall include an analysis and
1052compilation of all relevant data as of August 11, 2014. 49 of 49
1053 SECTION 57. Subsection (c) of section 121B of chapter 140 of the General Laws shall
1054take effect 90 days after the effective date of this act.