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H3770  ·  Bill

28 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2023-04-13HouseReported by the committee on House Ways and Means
2023-04-13HouseReported on a part of H47
2023-04-13HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2023-04-13HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2023-04-13HouseRules suspended
2023-04-13HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2023-04-13HouseRules suspended
2023-04-13HouseRead third
2023-04-13HouseAmendment 2 rejected - 26 YEAS to 128 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 14)
2023-04-13HouseAmendment 3 rejected - 25 YEAS to 129 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 15)
2023-04-13HousePassed to be engrossed - 150 YEAS to 3 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 16)
2023-04-18SenateRead; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
2023-06-08SenateCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2397
2023-06-08SenateOrder relative to subject matter adopted
2023-06-08SenatePlaced in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, June 15, 2023
2023-06-15SenateRead second
2023-06-15SenatePending Senate Ways and Means amendment adopted, as amended
2023-06-15SenateReprinted as amended, see S2406
2023-06-15SenateOrdered to a third reading
2023-06-15SenateRead third
2023-06-15SenatePassed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #55 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)
2023-06-20HouseRules suspended
2023-06-20HouseHouse NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
2023-06-20HouseCommittee of conference appointed - (Michlewitz-Cusack-Soter)
2023-06-20SenateRules suspended
2023-06-20SenateSenate insisted on its amendment
2023-06-20SenateCommittee of conference appointed (Rodrigues-Moran-Tarr), in concurrence
2023-09-27HouseReported, in part, by H4104

4 recorded votes

WhenChamberRoll callQuestionTally
2023-04-13 14:23HouseNo. 14on adoption of amendment #226–128
2023-04-13 14:35HouseNo. 15On adoption of amendment #325–129
2023-04-13 15:09HouseNo. 16On Engrossment150–3
2023-06-15SenateNo. 55Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #55 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)39–0

27 amendments filed

24 withdrawn  ·  2 rejected

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1Small Business Filing FeesJosh S. CutlerWithdrawn
House 2Chapter 62FBradley H. Jones, Jr.Rejected
House 3Stabilization FundBradley H. Jones, Jr.Rejected
House 4Repealing the sales tax exemption for aircrafts Natalie M. HigginsWithdrawn
House 5Establishing a Tiered Corporate Minimum TaxMike ConnollyWithdrawn
House 6Reforming payments in lieu of taxes for state-owned landNatalie M. BlaisWithdrawn
House 7Increasing the Rent DeductionMike ConnollyWithdrawn
House 8Enabling a Local Option Empty Homes Tax on Vacant Units in Residential BuildingsMike ConnollyWithdrawn
House 9Facilitating Housing for AllMike ConnollyWithdrawn
House 10Deduction of Business Interest Hannah KaneWithdrawn
House 11Maintaining Some Degree of Short-Term Capital Gains EquityMike ConnollyWithdrawn
House 12Fair Share FundSusannah M. WhippsWithdrawn
House 13Granting a Local Option for a Real Estate Transfer Fee to Fund Affordable HousingMike ConnollyWithdrawn
House 14Micro business employee training and workforce development programCarlos GonzálezWithdrawn
House 15Repealing the sales tax on boats built or rebuilt in the CommonwealthPatrick Joseph KearneyWithdrawn
House 16Promoting High-Impact Community Investments Jay D. LivingstoneWithdrawn
House 17Housing Development Incentive Program (HDIP)Antonio F. D. CabralWithdrawn
House 18Senior Property Tax Work-OffBradley H. Jones, Jr.Withdrawn
House 19Interest Rate DeductionsTackey ChanWithdrawn
House 20Sales Tax on Used Vehicles Smitty PignatelliWithdrawn
House 21Establishing a $500 credit for paying into the National Flood Insurance ProgramPatrick Joseph KearneyWithdrawn
House 22Workplace Child Care program tax creditMichelle M. DuBoisWithdrawn
House 23Medical and Dental Expense DeductionDenise C. GarlickWithdrawn
House 24Commuter Transit BenefitsTommy VitoloWithdrawn
House 25Creating a local option property tax cap for low-income seniorsAdam J. ScanlonWithdrawn
House 2662FMike ConnollyWithdrawn

Showing 26 of 27. An amendment marked consolidated was folded into a consolidated amendment, which under House Rule 33F cannot be adopted except by a roll call.

1 committee vote

Ways and Means (S)  ·  2023-06-08 10:30  ·  Ought to pass with an amendment - New Text

favorable · 15

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

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.