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An Act increasing voter participation in primary elections

Filed by James M. Murphy  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  189th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H585  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD852

5 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2015-01-20HouseReferred to the committee on Election Laws
2015-01-20SenateSenate concurred
2015-10-09JointHearing scheduled for 10/19/2015 from 02:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2016-03-23HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2017-01-03HouseNo further action taken

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2015-10-19Election Laws (J)A-1, 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.