S 1560 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to silencers

This bill amends Massachusetts firearm laws to explicitly include silencers and their parts in the definition of regulated firearms. The change ensures that devices designed to suppress sound, as well as components used to assemble them, are treated with the same legal restrictions as other guns. By updating the statutory language, the legislation clarifies that these items fall under existing prohibitions and registration requirements for gun owners. This adjustment directly affects individuals who possess or attempt to acquire silencers in the state.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action May 28, 2024
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
2
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Apr 25, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Mike Moore
DDemocratic
MA
Second Worcester