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H2642 • 2025

An Act clarifying certain civil rights restrictions

An Act clarifying certain civil rights restrictions

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Sponsor
Steven S. Howitt
Last action
2026-04-23
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5322 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act clarifying certain civil rights restrictions

An Act clarifying certain civil rights restrictions By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act clarifying certain civil rights restrictions By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2642) of Steven S.
  • Howitt relative to copy or duplicate of firearms.
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security.

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. 2026-04-23 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5322 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-10-31 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/31/2025 from 11:30 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  3. 2025-10-27 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/31/2025 from 11:30 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to include Virtual

  4. 2025-10-22 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/31/2025 from 11:30 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium and Virtual Hearing updated to include Virtual

  5. 2025-10-16 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 10/31/2025 from 11:30 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium

  6. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

  7. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  8. House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act clarifying certain civil rights restrictions
By Representative Howitt of Seekonk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2642) of Steven S. Howitt relative to copy or duplicate of firearms. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2642

SECTION 1. Chapter 135 of the Acts of 2024 is hereby amended by striking in section 16 subsection (f) the words, “July 20, 2016”, and inserting in place thereof the following:- “August 1, 2024”

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