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MA H 1586

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An Act relative to selling tattooing, branding, body piercing kit or device to an unlicensed body art practitioner or minor

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

Description

By Representative Ayers of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1586) of Bruce J. Ayers for legislation to establish a penalty for the sale of tattooing, branding or body piercing devices to unlicensed body art practitioners or minors. The Judiciary.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-26 — Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Bruce J. Ayersprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on The Judiciary

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-07-16

    Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-07-29

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  5. 2025-07-29

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  6. 2025-10-20

    Hearing scheduled for 07/29/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:10 PM in A-2

  7. 2026-03-26

    Accompanied a study order, see H5281 (under House Rule 27)

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1586

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