HB 1037 (2024): relative to repealing limited liability for manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition.

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HB 1037 (2024)

relative to repealing limited liability for manufacturers, distributors, dealers, or importers of firearms or ammunition.

  • Status: Indefinitely postponed
  • Term: 2023-2024
  • House committee: Judiciary
  • Subject: Miscellaneous

The Story

It was introduced on January 3, 2024 and referred to the House Judiciary committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 31, 2024, with 515 people signed in online: 137 in support and 378 in opposition. The committee met in executive session on February 15, 2024 to vote on its recommendation. The committee recommended, on a tied vote of 10–10, which carries no majority, that the House make no recommendation, and the report was placed on the regular calendar. On March 7, 2024 the House voted to kill it and bar the subject for the rest of the term on a roll call 196–163, on a motion by Rep. Joe Sweeney.

Sponsors

Hearings and Sessions

  • January 31, 2024, 3:15 PM: public hearing, House Judiciary, LOB 206-208
  • February 15, 2024, 10:00 AM: executive session, House Judiciary, LOB 206-208

Votes

  • March 7, 2024, House: Indefinitely Postpone — yeas 196, nays 163, passed

The Docket

  • January 3, 2024: Introduced 01/03/2024 and referred to Judiciary
  • January 31, 2024: Public Hearing: 01/31/2024 03:15 pm LOB 206-208
  • February 15, 2024: Executive Session: 02/15/2024 10:00 am LOB 206-208
  • February 21, 2024: Committee Report: Without Recommendation 02/21/2024 (Vote 10-10; RC)
  • March 7, 2024: Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. Sweeney): MA RC 196-163 03/07/2024

Laws It Would Change

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