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An Act to reduce the environmental impact of cigarette butts in streams, rivers, and in the ocean by increasing the tax on cigarettes by 100%

Filed by Bruce E. Tarr  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  191st General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S2605  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD2852

11 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2020-03-05SenateReferred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2020-03-17SenateRules suspended
2020-03-17SenateReferred to the committee on Revenue
2020-03-18HouseHouse concurred
2020-05-13SenateOught NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10)
2020-05-14SenateRules suspended
2020-05-14SenateRecommitted to the committee on Revenue
2020-05-15JointHearing scheduled for 05/19/2020 from 09:00 AM-11:00 AM in Virtual Hearing
2020-05-26HouseReporting date extended to Tuesday June 16, 2020, pending concurrence
2020-06-11SenateSenate concurred
2020-10-15HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5040

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2020-05-19Revenue (J)Virtual Hearing, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (J)
AdverseRevenue (J)
AccompaniedRevenue (J)

Cosponsors

In the order filed.

  • Eva Korpi

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.