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for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to voting by qualified voters of the Commonwealth

Filed by William M. Straus  ·  41 cosponsors  ·  188th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H63  ·  Proposal for Constitutional Amendment  ·  docket HD48

12 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2013-01-22HouseReferred to the committee on Election Laws
2013-01-22SenateSenate concurred
2013-04-02JointHearing scheduled for 03/27/2013 from 02:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
2013-04-29HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass
2013-04-29HousePlaced on file
2013-04-29SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass
2013-04-29SenatePlaced on file
2013-05-06HouseCalled for consideration in the joint session
2013-05-08JointJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 9, 2013
2013-10-09JointJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, March 12, 2014
2014-03-12JointJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, July 16, 2014
2014-07-16JointJoint session adjourned with no action taken on this matter

Public hearings

House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2013-03-27Election Laws (J)A-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted
2013-03-27Election Laws (J)A-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableElection Laws (J)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

Every action here is as the legislature published it. A bill that drew no recorded vote is the ordinary case: the House records roughly 150 a year.