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H2684 • 2025

An Act relative to the return of firearms

An Act relative to the return of firearms

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Sponsor
David Allen Robertson
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 relative to the return of firearms

An Act relative to the return of firearms By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to the return of firearms By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2684) of David Allen Robertson relative to the return of firearms stored at private businesses.
  • 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 relative to the return of firearms
By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2684) of David Allen Robertson relative to the return of firearms stored at private businesses. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2684

Chapter 140 of the general laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 123 the following new section:-

"Section 123A. Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, any person having temporarily stored a weapon with a private business including, but not limited to, a licensed retailer under section 123 or a bonded warehouse under section 129D shall be entitled to the return of their property.

If in the event that said property was transferred to and stored by a private business without the expressed written consent of the property owner, no fees may be charged as a requirement for the return of said property.

Notwithstanding any general or special law or regulation to the contrary, any person having temporarily transferred a weapon to a private business including, but not limited to, a licensed retailer under section 123 or a gunsmith for, but not limited to, repair, modification, warranty work, replacement or maintenance shall be entitled to the return of their property."

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