Massachusetts · Bill 49 · 194th General Court

An Act requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms

H 49 Sponsored by Office of the State Treasurer Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

So much of the recommendations of the Department of the State Treasurer (House, No. 35) as relates to requiring public pension fund divestment from ammunition and firearms (House, No. 49). Public Service.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Service · Joint Committee on Public Service
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 04/14/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Public Service
  4. HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5193

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Dec 3, 2025 Joint Committee on Public Service Committee report: Accompanied (Joint Committee on Public Service)
Members

Yes · 15

Not voting · 1

Other · 1

 15–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • Oo Office of the State Treasurer Primary sponsor

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.