Massachusetts · Bill 1749 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to emergency response in an active shooter or hostile event situation

S 1749 Sponsored by Patrick M. O'Connor In committee

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

What it does

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

By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1749) of Patrick M. O'Connor and Steven George Xiarhos for legislation relative to emergency response in an active shooter or hostile event situation. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security · Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
  4. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means · Senate Committee on Ways and Means

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 Safety and Homeland Security Committee report: Favorable (Ought to pass)
Members

Yes · 6

Not voting · 1

 6–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Republican.

All 1 cosponsor

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.