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Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds

Filed by Bruce E. Tarr  ·  4 cosponsors  ·  189th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S61  ·  Proposal for Constitutional Amendment  ·  docket SD443

10 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2015-04-15SenateReferred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
2015-04-15HouseHouse concurred
2015-04-30SenateCommittee recommended ought NOT to pass
2015-04-30SenatePlaced on file
2015-04-24JointHearing scheduled for 04/27/2015 from 03:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
2015-05-11HousePlaced on file
2015-05-12SenateCalled for consideration in the joint session
2015-05-13JointJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 21, 2015
2016-02-03JointRead twice
2016-02-03JointProposal rejected -see Senate Roll Call #235 (6 YEAS to 31 NAYS) and -see House Roll Call #196 (43 YEAS to 109 NAYS)

1 recorded vote

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2016-02-03 15:16SenateNo. 235Proposal rejected -see Senate Roll Call #235 (6 YEAS to 31 NAYS) and -see House Roll Call #196 (43 YEAS to 109 NAYS)6–31

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
AdverseState Administration and Regulatory Oversight (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.