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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1620 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1836
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Paul Linsky
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to require liability insurance for gun ownership.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex1/15/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1620 FILED ON: 1/15/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1836
By Representative Linsky of Natick, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1836) of David
Paul Linsky for legislation to require liability insurance by gun owners. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2364 OF 2023-2024.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act to require liability insurance for gun ownership.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following section:-
2 Section 207. (a) Whoever possess, carries, or owns a firearm, rifle or shotgun without a
3liability policy or bond or deposit required by the provisions of this chapter which has not been
4provided and maintained in accordance therewith shall be punished by a fine of not less than five
5hundred nor more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year in a
6house of correction, or both such fine and imprisonment. This section shall not apply to a person
7who possesses a firearm, rifle, or shotgun on a temporary basis while on the premises of a
8licensed gun club.
9 (b) The commissioner of insurance shall promulgate regulations set forth for the
10minimum terms of liability insurance policies which shall satisfy the requirements of this section.