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An Act related to the enforcement of chapter 140

Filed by Brian M. Ashe  ·  3 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H4849  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD5356

6 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-12-01HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2025-12-11HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2025-12-15SenateSenate concurred
2026-02-12JointHearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222
2026-03-03JointHearing rescheduled to 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-01:30 PM in 222 and Virtual. Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-03-12HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

1 committee vote

Municipalities and Regional Government (J)  ·  2026-03-06 10:00  ·  ought to pass

favorable · 11

Positions are the four the committee itself records. Reserving a right is not an abstention and no action is not an absence.

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2026-03-03Municipalities and Regional Government (J)222, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
FavorableMunicipalities and Regional Government (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.