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An Act to protect children, families, and firefighters from harmful flame retardants

Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means  ·  78 cosponsors  ·  191st General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 261 of the Acts of 2020.

H4900  ·  Bill

18 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2020-11-04HouseReported from the committee on House Ways and Means
2020-11-04HousePending new draft of H3500
2020-11-04HouseNew draft of H3500
2020-11-04HouseOrdered to a third reading
2020-11-04HouseRules suspended
2020-11-04HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2020-11-05SenateRead; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2020-12-23SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2985
2020-12-23SenateRules suspended
2020-12-23SenateRead second
2020-12-23SenateAmended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2988
2020-12-23SenateOrdered to a third reading
2020-12-23SenateRead third and passed to be engrossed
2020-12-23HouseReferred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading
2020-12-23HouseHouse concurred in the Senate amendment
2020-12-23HouseEnacted
2020-12-23SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2021-01-01ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 261 of the Acts of 2020

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1An Act to protect children and families from harmful flame retardants. Adopted

1 committee vote

Ways and Means (S)  ·  2020-12-23 10:35  ·  Ought to pass with an amendment

favorable · 16

reserve right · 1

no action · 1

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
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Favorable with AmendmentWays and Means (S)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

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.