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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 217 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2631
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Christopher Hendricks
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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 relative to the transparency of electronic weapons and devices.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/7/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 217 FILED ON: 1/7/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2631
By Representative Hendricks of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2631) of Christopher Hendricks relative to electronic weapons and devices. Public Safety and
Homeland Security.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2341 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 relative to the transparency of electronic weapons and devices.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 131J of chapter 140, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended
2by adding the following paragraph:- If a stun gun is discharged by a law enforcement or public
3safety official, the data relative to the discharge, including time and duration of discharge, serial
4number of the stun gun used and the identity of the official responsible for the discharge, shall be
5reported within 24 hours to the commanding officer of the official and the attorney general. A
6contractor whose business consists of collecting stun gun data for the commonwealth, upon
7notice of discharge of a stun gun, shall report the time and duration of discharge and the serial
8number of the stun gun used to the attorney general within 24 hours.