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An Act relative to possession of a dangerous weapon

An Act relative to possession of a dangerous weapon

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Sponsor
Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida
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 possession of a dangerous weapon

An Act relative to possession of a dangerous weapon By Representative Sullivan-Almeida of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to possession of a dangerous weapon By Representative Sullivan-Almeida of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2003) of Alyson M.
  • Sullivan-Almeida relative to penalties for possession of dangerous weapons by persons in the custody of certain correctional facilities.
  • The Judiciary.

Limits and Unknowns

  • 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. 2025-11-18 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-08:00 PM in A-1 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-11-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 11/18/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1

  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 possession of a dangerous weapon
By Representative Sullivan-Almeida of Abington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2003) of Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida relative to penalties for possession of dangerous weapons by persons in the custody of certain correctional facilities. The Judiciary.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2003

Chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 38B the following section:-

Section 38B ½. (a) For purposes of this section, the word “dangerous weapon” shall include any weapon or object, including an object that is custom or homemade, which is designed or intended to be used as a weapon.

(b) Any person in the custody of a correctional facility, including any jail, house of correction, trial court detention facility or state prison, who possesses a dangerous weapon shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 10 years or in the house of correction for not more than 2 ½ years, or by a fine of not more than $5,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Such sentence shall begin from and after all sentences currently outstanding and unserved at the time the person commits the violation of this section.

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