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Filed by James K. Hawkins  ·  23 cosponsors  ·  193rd General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4005  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD4399

9 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2023-06-26HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2023-07-17HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
2023-07-20SenateSenate concurred
2023-10-20JointHearing scheduled for 10/30/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1
2024-02-08HouseReporting date extended to Saturday June 1, 2024, pending concurrence
2024-04-11SenateSenate concurred
2024-06-05HouseReporting date extended to Friday June 28, 2024, pending concurrence
2024-06-13SenateSenate concurred
2024-07-02SenateAccompanied a new draft, see S2839

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2023-10-30Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development (J)A-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
AccompaniedTourism, Arts and Cultural Development (J)

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.