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An Act establishing the Massachusetts pregnant workers fairness act

Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means  ·  190th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2017.

H3680  ·  Bill

30 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2017-05-08HouseReported from the committee on House Ways and Means
2017-05-08HousePending new draft of H3659
2017-05-10HouseNew draft of H3659
2017-05-10HouseOrdered to a third reading
2017-05-10HouseRules suspended
2017-05-10HouseRead third
2017-05-10HouseAmendment 2 adopted
2017-05-10HouseAmendment 3 pending
2017-05-10HouseLaid aside on point of order
2017-05-10HouseDecision of the Chair sustained on appeal - 116 YEAS to 34 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 57)
2017-05-10HousePassed to be engrossed - 150 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 58)
2017-05-11SenateRead; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2017-06-22SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2093
2017-06-22SenateOrder relative to subject matter adopted
2017-06-22SenatePlaced in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, June 29, 2017
2017-06-29SenateRead second
2017-06-29SenateAmendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted, S2093 as amended
2017-06-29SenateFor Senate actions, see S2093
2017-06-29SenateOrdered to a third reading
2017-06-29SenateRead third
2017-06-29SenatePassed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #56 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]
2017-06-29SenateReprinted, as amended, see S2104
2017-06-30HouseReferred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
2017-07-17HouseHouse concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment, striking all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of House document numbered 3816
2017-07-19SenateRule suspended
2017-07-19SenateSenate concurred in the further House amendment
2017-07-19HouseEnacted
2017-07-20SenateEnacted -see Roll Call #61 [YEAS 38 to NAYS 0]
2017-07-20SenateLaid before the Governor
2017-07-27ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2017

2 recorded votes

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2017-06-29 16:25SenateNo. 56Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #56 [YEAS 38 - NAYS 0]38–0
2017-07-20 14:25SenateNo. 61Enacted -see Roll Call #61 [YEAS 38 to NAYS 0]38–0

5 amendments filed

2 adopted  ·  1 withdrawn  ·  1 laid aside  ·  1 adopted, as amended

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1Additional Health ProtectionJames J. Lyons, Jr.Withdrawn
House 2To improve access to online resources available to low-income pregnant womenAnn-Margaret FerranteAdopted
House 3Additional Health ProtectionJames J. Lyons, Jr.Laid aside
House 4Further AmendmentPaul BrodeurAdopted
Senate 1An Act establishing the Massachusetts pregnant workers fairness actSenate Committee on Ways and MeansAdopted, as Amended

1 committee vote

Ways and Means (S)  ·  2017-06-22 10:35  ·  Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft

favorable · 16

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Favorable with AmendmentWays and Means (S)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

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.