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An Act amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow residents sixteen years of age or older to vote in preliminary and city elections

Filed by Lindsay N. Sabadosa  ·  1 cosponsor  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4096  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD540

5 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-05-08HouseReferred to the committee on Election Laws
2025-05-12SenateSenate concurred
2025-08-29JointHearing scheduled for 09/16/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in B-1
HouseReported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order
2026-04-02HouseAccompanied 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.

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2025-09-16Election Laws (J)B-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
AccompaniedElection Laws (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.