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An Act designating a certain bridge in the city of Gardner as the Representative Robert L. Rice, Jr. Bridge

Filed by Jonathan D. Zlotnik  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

H5503  ·  Bill  ·  docket HD6150

10 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2026-05-26HouseReferred to the committee on House Rules
2026-06-08HouseReported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the committee on Transportation
2026-06-11SenateSenate concurred
2026-07-09JointHearing scheduled for 07/14/2026 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2026-07-20HouseBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-07-23HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-07-23HouseRules suspended
2026-07-23HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-08-06HouseRead third, amended and passed to be engrossed
2026-08-10SenateRead, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
House 1Floor AmendmentThomas P. WalshAdopted

1 committee vote

Transportation (J)  ·  2026-07-15 17:00  ·  Favorable

favorable · 12

no action · 1

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
2026-07-14Transportation (J)Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
Suspend RulesRules (H)
FavorableTransportation (J)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (H)

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.