An Act granting the city of Somerville the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for City of Somerville residents aged 16 and 17 years old
Filed by Christine P. Barber · 2 cosponsors · 194th General Court · the legislature's own page
H3918 · Bill · docket HD4486
5 actions
In the order the legislature recorded them.
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|
| 2025-03-20 | House | Referred to the committee on Election Laws |
| 2025-07-21 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2025-08-29 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in B-1 |
| House | Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27) |
Public hearing
House Rule 27 counts its reporting deadline from the day a bill is heard.
| Date | Committee | Where | Status |
|---|
| 2025-09-16 | Election Laws (J) | B-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | Completed |
Committee actions
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.