Massachusetts · Bill 397 · 194th General Court

An Act to promote safe firearm storage education and increase the well-being of students

S 397 Sponsored by Jason M. Lewis 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. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 397) of Jason M. Lewis for legislation to promote safe firearm storage education and increase the well-being of students. Education.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Education · Joint Committee on Education
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 · Joint Committee on Education
  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
Jul 16, 2025 Joint Committee on Education Committee report: Favorable (Ought Not to pass)
Members

Yes · 6

 6–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 1 Republican, 1 Democrat.

All 2 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.