HB 109 — requiring background checks for commercial firearms sales.
Last action — Veto Sustained 09/18/2019: RC 218-162 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 21 P. 7
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Action History
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Veto Sustained 09/18/2019: RC 218-162 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 21 P. 7
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Vetoed by Governor Sununu 08/09/2019
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Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 56
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Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 21
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Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2656e: AA VV 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 54
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Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2656e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/27/2019); SJ 21
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House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2244s (Rep. Cushing): MA RC 196-161 06/13/2019 HJ 19 P. 2
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Ought to Pass with Amendment 2019-2244s, RC 13Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
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Sen. Hennessey Floor Amendment # 2019-2244s, RC 13Y-10N, AA; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
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Special Order to the beginning of the regular calendar, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/23/2019; SC 23
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Hearing: 04/30/2019, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 20
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Introduced 03/28/2019 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 12
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Ought to Pass: MA RC 203-148 03/19/2019 HJ 10 P. 85
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Lay on Table (Rep. Welch): MF RC 147-202 03/19/2019 HJ 10 P. 85
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FLAM # 2019-1101h (Rep. B. Griffin): AF RC 92-237 03/19/2019 HJ 10 P. 85
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Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
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Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/19/2019 (Vote 10-9; RC) HC 16 P. 23
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Executive Session: 02/21/2019 11:00 am LOB 204
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==ROOM CHANGE== Public Hearing: 02/13/2019 01:00 pm LOB 206-208
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Introduced 01/02/2019 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 2 P. 38
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 415 not signed on · 386 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (415)
415 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 415 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 157 | 106 | 0 | 14 |
| Republican | 0 | 53 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 61 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 218 | 161 | 0 | 17 |
| % of votes cast | 55% | 41% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (396)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 143 | 107 | 0 | 27 |
| Republican | 0 | 51 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 53 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 196 | 160 | 0 | 40 |
| % of votes cast | 49% | 40% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (396)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 42% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bob J. Giuda | — | Nay |
| Chuck W Morse | — | Nay |
| Dan Feltes | — | Yea |
| David J Starr | — | Nay |
| Donna M. Soucy | — | Yea |
| Harold F. French | — | Nay |
| Jay Kahn | — | Yea |
| Jeanne Dietsch | — | Yea |
| Jeb Bradley | — | Nay |
| John Reagan | — | Nay |
| Jon Morgan | — | Yea |
| Kevin Cavanaugh | — | Yea |
| Lou D'Allesandro | — | Yea |
| Martha Fuller Clark | — | Not Voting |
| Martha S. Hennessey | — | Yea |
| Melanie Levesque | — | Yea |
| Shannon E. Chandley | — | Yea |
| Tom Sherman | — | Yea |
| Cindy Rosenwald | Democrat | Yea |
| David Watters | Democrat | Yea |
| James Gray | Republican | Nay |
| Regina Birdsell | Republican | Nay |
| Ruth Ward | Republican | Nay |
| Sharon Carson | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 42% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bob J. Giuda | — | Nay |
| Chuck W Morse | — | Nay |
| Dan Feltes | — | Yea |
| David J Starr | — | Nay |
| Donna M. Soucy | — | Yea |
| Harold F. French | — | Nay |
| Jay Kahn | — | Yea |
| Jeanne Dietsch | — | Yea |
| Jeb Bradley | — | Nay |
| John Reagan | — | Nay |
| Jon Morgan | — | Yea |
| Kevin Cavanaugh | — | Yea |
| Lou D'Allesandro | — | Yea |
| Martha Fuller Clark | — | Not Voting |
| Martha S. Hennessey | — | Yea |
| Melanie Levesque | — | Yea |
| Shannon E. Chandley | — | Yea |
| Tom Sherman | — | Yea |
| Cindy Rosenwald | Democrat | Yea |
| David Watters | Democrat | Yea |
| James Gray | Republican | Nay |
| Regina Birdsell | Republican | Nay |
| Ruth Ward | Republican | Nay |
| Sharon Carson | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 95 | 141 | 0 | 41 |
| Republican | 48 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 1 | 61 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 144 | 202 | 0 | 50 |
| % of votes cast | 36% | 51% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (396)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 143 | 95 | 0 | 39 |
| Republican | 0 | 48 | 0 | 7 |
| Democrat | 60 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 203 | 145 | 0 | 48 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 37% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (396)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 59 | 164 | 0 | 54 |
| Republican | 30 | 14 | 0 | 11 |
| Democrat | 0 | 59 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 89 | 237 | 0 | 70 |
| % of votes cast | 22% | 60% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (396)
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