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H1880 • 2025

An Act relative to illegal drug and firearm trafficking

An Act relative to illegal drug and firearm trafficking

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Sponsor
Joseph D. McKenna
Last action
2026-03-26
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to illegal drug and firearm trafficking

An Act relative to illegal drug and firearm trafficking By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to illegal drug and firearm trafficking By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 1880) of Joseph D.
  • McKenna relative to trafficking certain illegal drugs and firearms.
  • The Judiciary.

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-26 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-20 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2

  3. 2025-04-29 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to illegal drug and firearm trafficking
By Representative McKenna of Sutton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1880) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to trafficking certain illegal drugs and firearms. The Judiciary.

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Bill H.1880

SECTION 1. Chapter 94C of the General Laws shall be amended by adding the following new section:

Section 32O: Illegal Trafficking of Opioids, Heroin, Firearms.

(a) Whoever is found guilty for trafficking substances under section 32E paragraphs (c) or (c1/2) of this chapter and is concurrently or separately found guilty of any of sections 10E, 10I, 10J, or 10K of Chapter 269 regarding the trafficking or theft of firearms, rifles, shotguns or machine guns shall be punished by a term of up to life imprisonment in the state prison, that said sentence may include a fine of not more than $500,000.

SECTION 2. A prosecution commenced under this section shall not be placed on file or continued without a finding.

SECTION 3. A person convicted of violating this section shall not be eligible for furlough, work release, temporary release or receive any deduction from his sentence for good conduct under sections 129C or 129D of chapter 127.

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