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An Act relative to the use of crossbows in hunting

Filed by Anne M. Gobi  ·  4 cosponsors  ·  190th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S429  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD346

10 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2017-01-23SenateReferred to the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
2017-01-23HouseHouse concurred
2017-09-07JointHearing scheduled for 09/18/2017 from 11:00 AM-02:00 PM in Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
2017-10-12SenateAccompanied by S447
2017-10-12SenateBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2018-01-16SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2249
2018-01-16SenateRules suspended
2018-01-16SenateRead second
2018-01-16SenatePostponed to the next session
2018-01-18SenateNew draft substituted, see S2249

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1An Act relative to the use of crossbows in huntingSenate Committee on Ways and MeansAdopted

1 committee vote

Ways and Means (S)  ·  2018-01-16 10:35  ·  Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft

favorable · 11

adverse · 1

reserve right · 2

no action · 3

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

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2017-09-18Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (J)Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, 1 Rabbit Hill Road, WestboroughCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorableEnvironment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (J)
Favorable with AmendmentWays and Means (S)

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.