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Joint Committee on Election Laws

J15  ·  191st General Court  ·  House chair: John J. Lawn, Jr.  ·  Senate chair: Barry R. Finegold

It shall be the duty of the committee on Election Laws to consider all matters concerning elections, election laws and such other matters as may be referred.

23 matters before it  ·  180 reported out  ·  10 hearings  ·  the legislature's own page

15 recorded committee votes

DateBillQuestionPositions
2019-04-24 14:00H78Report H. 78 out favorablyfavorable 14  ·  adverse 1  ·  reserve right 1  ·  no action 1
2019-04-24 14:24S13Send s.13 to study?favorable 12  ·  adverse 4  ·  no action 1
2019-04-24 14:26S12Send S.12 to study?favorable 9  ·  adverse 7  ·  no action 1
2019-06-03 12:37H641Release H641 Favorably from committee?favorable 14  ·  no action 3
2019-06-03 12:38H634Release H634 favorably from committee?favorable 14  ·  no action 3
2019-06-03 12:40H698Release H698 favorably from committee?favorable 14  ·  no action 3
2019-06-26 13:13H3906Ought to passfavorable 13  ·  reserve right 2  ·  no action 2
2019-12-16 17:00H4034Chair recommends favorable reportfavorable 13  ·  no action 4
2019-12-16 17:00H4058Chair recommends favorable reportfavorable 13  ·  no action 4
2019-12-16 17:00S2394Chairs recommend favorable reportfavorable 13  ·  no action 4
2020-03-03 23:00S2290Chairs recommend favorable reportsfavorable 10  ·  no action 7
2020-03-03 23:00S2497Chairs recommend favorable reportfavorable 10  ·  no action 7
2020-06-18 21:18H4350Lowell local municipal electionsfavorable 9  ·  reserve right 1  ·  no action 7
2020-09-05 15:30S2903Wayland elected officials swearing infavorable 10  ·  no action 7
2020-12-11 16:15H5158Bedford Home Rulefavorable 8  ·  no action 9

10 public hearings

DateWhereBills heardStatus
2019-04-10A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston9Completed
2019-05-15A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston29Canceled
2019-05-15A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston30Completed
2019-06-20A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston33Completed
2019-10-02A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston47Completed
2019-10-16A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston18Completed
2019-11-06A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston20Completed
2020-01-22A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston10Completed
2020-05-14Virtual Hearing, 24 Beacon Street, Boston3Completed
2020-12-01Written Testimony Only, 24 Beacon Street, Boston1Completed

A bill counted as reported out may have been reported into a study order, which ends it for the session. Recorded votes here are the ones the committee published; House Rule 17B and Senate Rule 12 require them, and the site's methods note how often one is actually posted.