An Act protecting access to justice
Filed by Lydia Edwards · 23 cosponsors · 194th General Court · the legislature's own page
S2975 · Bill · docket SD3607
7 actions
In the order the legislature recorded them.
| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|
| 2026-01-20 | Senate | Referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Rules suspended |
| 2026-01-27 | Senate | Referred to the committee on The Judiciary |
| 2026-02-26 | House | House concurred |
| 2026-03-30 | Senate | Reporting date extended to Tuesday June 30, 2026 |
| 2026-03-31 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 04/07/2026 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2026-05-14 | Senate | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
1 committee vote
Judiciary (J) · 2026-04-23 12:00 · Ought to pass
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.
| Date | Committee | Where | Status |
|---|
| 2026-04-07 | Judiciary (J) | A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston | Completed |
Committee actions
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.