MassVoter.com← All 2017–2018 votesSenate roll call #435 · 2017–2018 session · June 28, 2018
Relative to firearms
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What they voted on
Accept the final compromise version worked out by House and Senate negotiators
Official wording: H.4670, Question on acceptance of conference committee report
Who filed H.4670
Sponsor Firearms
Committees often rewrite bills. The legislators who filed the original versions are listed on malegislature.gov.
Passed
Every member's vote
Voted yes (36)
- Michael J. Barrett Third Middlesex · Democrat
- Joseph A. Boncore First Suffolk and Middlesex · Democrat
- Michael D. Brady Second Plymouth and Bristol · Democrat
- William N. Brownsberger Second Suffolk and Middlesex · Democrat
- Harriette L. Chandler First Worcester · Democrat
- Sonia Chang-Diaz Second Suffolk · Democrat
- Nick Collins First Suffolk · Democrat
- Cynthia Stone Creem First Middlesex and Norfolk · Democrat
- Brendan P. Crighton Third Essex · Democrat
- Viriato M. deMacedo Plymouth and Barnstable · Republican
- Sal N. DiDomenico Middlesex and Suffolk · Democrat
- James B. Eldridge Middlesex and Worcester · Democrat
- Ryan C. Fattman Worcester and Norfolk · Republican
- Paul R. Feeney Bristol and Norfolk · Democrat
- Cindy F. Friedman Fourth Middlesex · Democrat
- Anne M. Gobi Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex · Democrat
- Adam G. Hinds Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden · Democrat
- Donald F. Humason, Jr. Second Hampden and Hampshire · Republican
- Kathleen O'Connor Ives First Essex · Democrat
- Patricia D. Jehlen Second Middlesex · Democrat
- John F. Keenan Norfolk and Plymouth · Democrat
- Barbara A. L'Italien Second Essex and Middlesex · Democrat
- Eric P. Lesser First Hampden and Hampshire · Democrat
- Jason M. Lewis Fifth Middlesex · Democrat
- Joan B. Lovely Second Essex · Democrat
- Mark C. Montigny Second Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Michael O. Moore Second Worcester · Democrat
- Patrick M. O'Connor Plymouth and Norfolk · Republican
- Marc R. Pacheco First Plymouth and Bristol · Democrat
- Michael J. Rodrigues First Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- Richard J. Ross Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex · Republican
- Michael F. Rush Norfolk and Suffolk · Democrat
- Karen E. Spilka Second Middlesex and Norfolk · Democrat
- Bruce E. Tarr First Essex and Middlesex · Republican
- Walter F. Timilty Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth · Democrat
- James T. Welch Hampden · Democrat
Voted no (1)
- Dean A. Tran Worcester and Middlesex · Republican
What it means
Creates 'extreme risk protection orders.' A family or household member, or the local licensing authority, can ask a court to suspend a person's firearm license or ID card and order them to surrender their guns and ammunition if the person may pose a risk of causing bodily injury to themselves or others. The court must hold a hearing within 10 days (2 days if the person needs a gun for work) and can issue an order lasting up to 1 year, renewable, if the risk is shown by a preponderance of the evidence; emergency orders can be issued before a hearing. Knowingly filing a false or harassing petition is punishable by a fine of $2,500 to $5,000, up to 2½ years in jail, or both. The bill also adds stun guns to state weapons law, requiring locked storage and state rules on their access, use, safety standards and training; most of the protection order sections take effect 45 days after passage.
Source: official text and history of H.4670 on malegislature.gov.
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Source: H.4670 on malegislature.gov · official roll call. MassVoter never grades or scores legislators. How to read this