SD 1542

This bill is a resolution by the Massachusetts General Court urging federal leaders to support nuclear disarmament and embrace the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The resolution calls for specific policy changes including renouncing first-use of nuclear weapons, ending the President's sole authority to launch nuclear attacks, taking U.S. nuclear weapons off hair-trigger alert, and canceling plans to modernize the nuclear arsenal at a cost of over $1 trillion. As a resolution rather than binding legislation, this measure expresses the Massachusetts legislature's position on federal nuclear policy and formally requests action from national leaders, but does not create any enforceable requirements or direct changes to state law.