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HB609 Relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools.

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Relative to the general court's authority over the sale, purchase, ownership, use, possession, transportation, licensing, permitting, taxation, and other matter pertaining to firearms, stun guns, Tasers, pepper spray devices, knives and other self-defense tools.

Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?

5

Overall Impact Score

Concerning

Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)

5
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Your Wallet

No direct financial impact on residents.

4
🏘️

Your Community

Prevents towns from tailoring weapons regulations to local needs and safety concerns.

6
⚖️

Your Freedom

Creates uniform statewide rules for firearms and self-defense tools, expanding gun owners' freedom but limiting local self-governance.

Status

Lay HB609 on Table (Rep. Wilhelm): Motion Adopted Regular Calendar 182-160 06/04/2026 House Journal 15

Voted Yes

0 R

Voted No

0 R

R Yes D Yes R No D No

Sponsor

Samuel Farrington (R)

The Short Version

Consolidates state-level authority over all firearms, self-defense tools, and weapons regulations, preempting local municipalities from passing their own weapons laws. Passed the House 193-152.

Who's Behind This Bill?

Who Benefits

  • ▲ Gun owners who want uniform state laws
  • ▲ Self-defense tool owners
  • ▲ Second Amendment advocates

Who Pays the Price

  • ▼ Municipalities that want to set local firearms regulations
  • ▼ Communities with specific safety concerns

Roll Call Detail (3 votes)

Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.

Who actually supports this bill?

Across the 3 recorded votes on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans supported it ( 176 for , 5 against ) , and Democrats opposed it ( 1 for , 167 against ) .

"Supporting" means voting for passage OR voting against a kill motion. "Opposing" is the inverse. Concurs and amendment-only votes don't count.

Table 2026-06-04
Passed

YES = Kill the bill. NO = Keep the bill alive.

29R + 153D
Voted to Kill the Bill (182)
157R + 3D
Voted to Keep It Alive (160)
26
Absent
23
Not voting
Show all 391 individual votes

Voted Yea (182)

Republicans (29)
Democrats (153)

Voted Nay (160)

Republicans (157)
Democrats (3)
Absent (26)

Beth Richards (D) , Catherine Sofikitis (D) , Cathryn Harvey (D) , Chris Muns (D) , Daniel LeClerc (D) , Darrell Louis (R) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Geoff Smith (D) , Jack Flanagan (R) , Jennifer Mandelbaum (D) , Jim Fedolfi (R) , John Leavitt (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Marjorie Smith (D) , Mark Pearson (R) , Maureen Mooney (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Richard Tripp (R) , Sean Durkin (R) , Sheri Minor (R) , Stephen Pearson (R) , Susan Deroy (R) , Terry Spahr (D) , Thomas Buco (D) , Thomas Schamberg (D)

Adopt Floor Amendment 2026-01-07
Passed

YES = Adopt this amendment. NO = Reject this amendment.

192R + 1D
Voted to Adopt Amendment (193)
0R + 152D
Voted Against Amendment (152)
32
Absent
18
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (193)

Republicans (192)
Democrats (1)

Voted Nay (152)

Democrats (152)
Absent (32)

Adam Presa (R) , Allison Knab (D) , Cassandra Levesque (D) , Charles Foote (R) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Christine Seibert (D) , David Nagel (R) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Ellen Rockmore (D) , Fred Davis (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Heath Howard (D) , Jim Creighton (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , Larry Gagne (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Linda Ryan (D) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Cahill (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Phyllis Katsakiores (R) , Richard Tripp (R) , Shane Sirois (R) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-01-07
Passed

YES = Pass the bill with the attached amendment. NO = Reject the bill (as amended).

191R + 2D
Voted to Pass (193)
1R + 150D
Voted Against (151)
32
Absent
19
Not voting
Show all 395 individual votes

Voted Yea (193)

Republicans (191)
Democrats (2)

Voted Nay (151)

Republicans (1)
Democrats (150)
Absent (32)

Adam Presa (R) , Allison Knab (D) , Cassandra Levesque (D) , Charles Foote (R) , Charlie St. Clair (D) , Christine Seibert (D) , David Nagel (R) , Deborah Aylward (R) , Denise DeDe-Poulin (R) , Douglas Trottier (R) , Efstathia Booras (D) , Ellen Rockmore (D) , Fred Davis (D) , Gaby Grossman (D) , Heath Howard (D) , Jim Creighton (R) , Jodi Nelson (R) , Larry Gagne (R) , Laurence Miner (R) , Linda Ryan (D) , Mary Murphy (R) , Merryl Gibbs (D) , Michael Cahill (D) , Michael Harrington (R) , Michael Murphy (R) , Mike Bordes (R) , Myles England (D) , Phyllis Katsakiores (R) , Richard Tripp (R) , Shane Sirois (R) , Tim Mannion (R) , Travis Toner (R)

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