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An Act granting equal access to original birth certificates to all persons born in Massachusetts

Filed by Sean Garballey  ·  33 cosponsors  ·  192nd General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

Became Chapter 158 of the Acts of 2022.

H2294  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD1543

17 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2021-03-29HouseReferred to the committee on Public Health
2021-03-29SenateSenate concurred
2021-04-28JointHearing scheduled for 05/10/2021 from 10:00 AM-02:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
2021-09-27HouseAccompanied by S1440
2021-09-27HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2021-10-25HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2021-10-25HouseRules suspended
2021-10-25HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2021-11-04HouseRead third and passed to be engrossed
2022-01-10SenateRead; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
2022-07-29SenateCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2022-07-29SenateRules suspended
2022-07-29SenateRead second, ordered to a third reading, read third
2022-07-29SenatePassed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #229 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
2022-07-29HouseEnacted
2022-07-29SenateEnacted and laid before the Governor
2022-08-05ExecutiveSigned by the Governor, Chapter 158 of the Acts of 2022

1 recorded vote

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2022-07-29SenateNo. 229Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #229 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)40–0

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2021-05-10Public Health (J)Virtual Hearing, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorablePublic Health (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)
Place in ODRules (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.