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An Act to repeal archaic laws criminalizing pregnancy

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

H5244  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD5650

4 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-02-11HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2026-03-05HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on The Judiciary
2026-03-12SenateSenate concurred
2026-03-31JointHearing scheduled for 04/07/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2026-04-07Judiciary (J)A-2, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
AccompaniedJudiciary (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.