Weapons; possession prohibited in hospital that provides mental health or developmental services.

Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty. Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and intentionally possess in the building of any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services in the Commonwealth, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care, a (i) firearm, (ii) knife with a blade over three and one-half inches, or (iii) other dangerous…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 23, 2026

• Mental health service userdirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Individuals receiving mental health services will be in facilities where weapons are prohibited, potentially increasing their safety.

  “Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and intentionally possess in the building of any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services in the Commonwealth, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care, a (i) firearm, (ii) knife with a blade over three and one-half inches, or (iii) other dangerous…”· Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty.

• Person with a disabilitydirectModerate impactHigh certainty

  Individuals receiving developmental services will be in facilities where weapons are prohibited, potentially increasing their safety.

  “Makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly and intentionally possess in the building of any hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services in the Commonwealth, including an emergency department or other facility rendering emergency medical care, a (i) firearm, (ii) knife with a blade over three and one-half inches, or (iii) other dangerous…”· Weapons; possession prohibited in a hospital that provides mental health services or developmental services; penalty.