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Filed by Cynthia Stone Creem  ·  2 cosponsors  ·  194th General Court  ·  the legislature's own page

S2894  ·  Bill  ·  docket SD3493

6 actions

In the order the legislature recorded them.

DateBranchAction
2025-12-22SenateReferred to the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government
2025-12-24HouseHouse concurred
2026-02-12JointHearing scheduled for 03/03/2026 from 01:00 PM-03:00 PM in 222
2026-02-26SenateReporting date extended to Tuesday March 31, 2026
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
2026-03-09SenateAccompanied a new draft, see S3004

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
AccompaniedMunicipalities 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.