H 5322

HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 5322
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April 23, 2026.
     The committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security, to whom were
referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2572) of Natalie M.
Blais and others for legislation to further regulate emergency management;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2573) of Nicholas A. Boldyga
for legislation to require mandatory cooperation with U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement by local and state law enforcement agencies; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2576) of Michael S. Chaisson for
legislation to establish a prepaid wireless E911 surcharge; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2585) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon
relative to police chief reform, improvement and certification; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2589) of Marjorie C. Decker for
legislation to require licensed gun owners to submit yearly affidavits; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2592) of Marjorie C. Decker that
the commissioner of Criminal Justice Services be authorized to establish a
list of persons who disavow eligibility to purchase firearms; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2594) of David F. DeCoste and
Mackenzie Slocumb relative to firearms classified as "curios and relics";
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2595) of David F. DeCoste
and Mackenzie Slocumb relative to special state police officers and use of
force equipment; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2596) of
John E. Nelson, Mass Coalition of Police and others for legislation to further
define hate crimes; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2597) of
David F. DeCoste and Mackenzie Slocumb for legislation to further
regulate the possession of firearms by law enforcement officers; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2598) of David F. DeCoste and
Mackenzie Slocumb relative to firearms records; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 2610) of Paul K. Frost, Norman J. Orrall and others
relative to right to carry; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2611) of Paul K. Frost, David F. DeCoste and Joseph D. McKenna relative
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to firearm licensing renewals during a state of emergency; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2615) of Colleen M. Garry relative to the
defensive use of certain electronic devices; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 2617) of Colleen M. Garry for legislation to further define
hate crimes; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2618) of John R.
Gaskey relative to repealing the act modernizing firearm laws; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2619) of John R. Gaskey relative to
repealing the civil defense act of 1950; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 2620) of John R. Gaskey relative to repealing red flag laws; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2631) of Christopher Hendricks
relative to electronic weapons and devices; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 2636) of Russell E. Holmes, Erika Uyterhoeven and others
for legislation to authorize an independent correctional oversight office to
facilitate the recommendations of the Special Legislative Commission on
Structural Racism in Correctional Facilities of the Commonwealth; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2637) of Russell E. Holmes
relative to police transparency; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 2640) of Steven S. Howitt and David F. DeCoste relative to firearms
furnished through the civilian marksmanship program; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2642) of Steven S. Howitt relative to copy
or duplicate of firearms; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
2643) of Steven S. Howitt for legislation to further define assault-style
firearms and to repeal the special legislative commission on firearm data;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2647) of John Walsh relative
to basic and in-service training programs by the municipal police training
committee; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2648) of Bradley
H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to law enforcement's ability to cooperate
with the United States to transfer custody of convicted criminals; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2665) of Joseph D. McKenna and
David F. DeCoste relative to the issuance of licenses for firearms; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2667) of Paul McMurtry relative
to the Massachusetts peace officer standards and training commission; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2669) of Rita A. Mendes for
legislation to expand hoisting license examination opportunities for foreign
language speakers; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2673) of
David K. Muradian, Jr., relative to firearm transactions; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2675) of David K. Muradian, Jr., relative
to firearms licensing; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2681)
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of David Allen Robertson relative to protecting the rights of lawful gun
owners; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2684) of David Allen
Robertson relative to the return of firearms stored at private businesses; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2687) of David M. Rogers and
Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to personal data access by criminal justice
agencies; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2695) of Lindsay
N. Sabadosa relative to a voluntary do-not-sell list for firearms purchases;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2699) of Todd M. Smola
relative to the lawful sale of guns; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 2700) of Todd M. Smola relative to firearms and recreational vehicles;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2701) of Michael J. Soter,
Kenneth P. Sweezey and others for legislation to promote and protect safety
in the Commonwealth; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2708)
of Kenneth P. Sweezey, Paul K. Frost and others relative to registration of
guns; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2709) of Kenneth P.
Sweezey and Paul K. Frost relative to live fire training requirements; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2710) of Kenneth P. Sweezey,
Paul K. Frost and David F. DeCoste relative to nonresident ban on
semiautomatic hunting; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2711)
of Kenneth P. Sweezey and Paul K. Frost relative to semiautomatic rifles
and shotguns; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2712) of
Kenneth P. Sweezey relative to pre-ban magazines; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2713) of Kenneth P. Sweezey and Steven
George Xiarhos for legislation to repeal gun modernization laws; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2714) of Justin Thurber and John
R. Gaskey relative to red flag reporters for extreme risk protection orders;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2715) of Justin Thurber and
John R. Gaskey relative to assault-style firearms; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 2716) of Justin Thurber, John R. Gaskey and Marc T.
Lombardo for legislation to repeal expanded firearms bans; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 2720) of Jeffrey Rosario Turco that law
enforcement departments provide resources to ensure officers can make
accurate statements; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2730) of
Richard G. Wells, Jr., relative to the membership of the Peace Officer
Standards and Training Commission; and the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 4026) of Russell E. Holmes relative to the powers of certain
employees of the parole board and correctional institutions, reports (under
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the provisions of House Rule 27) recommending that the accompanying
order (House, No. 5322) ought to be adopted.
  For the committee,
  DANIEL CAHILL.
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      HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5322
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  House of Representatives, April 16, 2026.
 1  Ordered, That the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security be authorized to
 2   sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents
 3   numbered 2572, 2573, 2576, 2585, 2589, 2592, 2594, 2595, 2596, 2597, 2598, 2610, 2611, 2615,
 4   2617, 2618, 2619, 2620, 2631, 2636, 2637, 2640, 2642, 2643, 2647, 2648, 2665, 2667, 2669,
 5   2673, 2675, 2681, 2684, 2687, 2695, 2699, 2700, 2701, 2708, 2709, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2713,
 6   2714, 2715, 2716, 2720, 2730 and 4026, relative to firearms, police reform and other related
 7   matters.
 8  Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
 9   and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
10   recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
11   on or before December 31, 2026.
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