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An Act enhancing safety and security for candidates and professionals

Filed by Rebecca L. Rausch  ·  5 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S2742  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD2989

6 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-06-23SenateSenate Rule 20 and Joint Rule 12 suspended
2025-06-23SenateReferred to the committee on Election Laws
2025-11-20HouseHouse concurred
2025-12-03JointHearing scheduled for 12/12/2025 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only
2025-12-10JointHearing rescheduled to 12/12/2025 from 09:00 AM-05:00 PM in Written Testimony Only. Hearing date changed
2026-01-29SenateAccompanied a new draft, see S2918

Public hearing

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

DateCommitteeWhereStatus
2025-12-15Election Laws (J)Written Testimony Only, 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.