Massachusetts 2025 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2642 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/27/2025

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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2705       FILED ON: 1/16/2025
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Steven S. Howitt
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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 clarifying certain civil rights restrictions.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Steven S. Howitt4th Bristol1/16/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2705       FILED ON: 1/16/2025
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By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2642) of 
Steven S. Howitt relative to copy or duplicate of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.
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 clarifying certain civil rights restrictions.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority 
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 is hereby amended by striking in section 
216 subsection (f) the words, “July 20, 2016”, and inserting in place thereof the following:- 
3“August 1, 2024”