SB 322 — relative to licenses to carry and immunity for law enforcement officers issuing certain firearms licenses.
Last action — Signed by the Governor on 05/14/2024; Chapter 0015; Effective 07/13/2024
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 08, 2023. Enacted.
Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
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Amendments
1 amendmentClick Show changes on an amendment above to see how it modifies the bill.
Action History
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Signed by the Governor on 05/14/2024; Chapter 0015; Effective 07/13/2024
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Enrolled 05/02/2024 adopted HJ 12 P. 44
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Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 05/02/2024); SJ 12
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Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/11/2024 HJ 11 P. 7
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/29/2024 (Vote 20-0; CC) HC 14 P. 5
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Executive Session: 03/29/2024 01:30 pm LOB 202-204
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Public Hearing: 03/20/2024 11:30 am LOB 202-204
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Introduced (in recess of) 02/22/2024 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 6 P. 138
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Ought to Pass with Amendment 2024-0542s, RC 14Y-9N, MA; OT3rdg; 02/15/2024; SJ 4
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Committee Amendment # 2024-0542s, RC 23Y-0N, AA; 02/15/2024; SJ 4
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2024-0542s, 02/15/2024, Vote 3-2; SC 7
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Hearing: 01/09/2024, Room 100, SH, 01:00 pm; SC 49
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To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1
Sponsors
- Howard Pearl · Primary
- Timothy Lang · Cosponsor
- Daniel Innis · Cosponsor
- Regina Birdsell · Cosponsor
- Carrie L. Gendreau · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 410 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Howard Pearl Republican
Co-sponsors (4)
- Timothy Lang Republican
- Daniel Innis Republican
- Regina Birdsell Republican
- Carrie L. Gendreau
Not signed on (410)
410 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 410 →"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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 38% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Carrie L. Gendreau | — | Yea |
| Donna M. Soucy | — | Nay |
| Jeb Bradley | — | Yea |
| Lou D'Allesandro | — | Nay |
| Rebecca G. Whitley | — | Nay |
| Shannon E. Chandley | — | Nay |
| Cindy Rosenwald | Democrat | Nay |
| David Watters | Democrat | Nay |
| Debra Altschiller | Democrat | Nay |
| Donovan Fenton | Democrat | Nay |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Democrat | Nay |
| Bill Gannon | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Innis | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Abbas | Republican | Yea |
| Denise Ricciardi | Republican | Yea |
| Howard Pearl | Republican | Yea |
| James Gray | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Avard | Republican | Yea |
| Regina Birdsell | Republican | Yea |
| Ruth Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Carson | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Lang | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Carrie L. Gendreau | — | Yea |
| Donna M. Soucy | — | Yea |
| Jeb Bradley | — | Yea |
| Lou D'Allesandro | — | Yea |
| Rebecca G. Whitley | — | Yea |
| Shannon E. Chandley | — | Yea |
| Cindy Rosenwald | Democrat | Yea |
| David Watters | Democrat | Yea |
| Debra Altschiller | Democrat | Yea |
| Donovan Fenton | Democrat | Yea |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Democrat | Yea |
| Bill Gannon | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Innis | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Abbas | Republican | Yea |
| Denise Ricciardi | Republican | Yea |
| Howard Pearl | Republican | Yea |
| James Gray | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Avard | Republican | Yea |
| Regina Birdsell | Republican | Yea |
| Ruth Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Carson | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Lang | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 322?
- SB 322 is sponsored by Howard Pearl (Republican), Timothy Lang (Republican), Daniel Innis (Republican), Regina Birdsell (Republican), and Carrie L. Gendreau.
- What is the current status of SB 322?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced December 08, 2023. Enacted.
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