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An Act providing killed in the line of duty benefits to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of Detective John D. Songy, a police officer of the town of Rutland

Filed by Peter J. Durant  ·  3 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S1831  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD226

13 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-02-27SenateReferred to the committee on Public Service
2025-02-27HouseHouse concurred
2025-05-01JointHearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-1
2025-07-10SenateBill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2025-07-24SenateRead second and ordered to a third reading
2026-05-28SenateTaken out of the Orders of the Day
2026-05-28SenateRead third
2026-05-28SenateAmended (Durant) adopted
2026-05-28SenatePassed to be engrossed
2026-06-01HouseRead; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2026-06-15HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2026-06-15HouseRules suspended
2026-06-15HouseRead second and ordered to a third reading

1 amendments filed

1 adopted

No.TitleMoved byOutcome
Senate 1Amendment 1Peter J. DurantAdopted

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2025-05-07Public Service (J)A-1, 24 Beacon Street, BostonCompleted

Committee actions

ActionCommittee
FavorablePublic Service (J)
Correctly DrawnBills in the Third Reading (S)
Place in ODSteering, Policy and Scheduling (H)

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.