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Special Joint Committee on Initiative Petitions

SJ42  ·  194th General Court  ·  House chair: Alice Hanlon Peisch  ·  Senate chair: Cindy F. Friedman

Special Joint committee for the purpose of considering the initiative petitions transmitted to the Clerk of the House of Representatives by the Secretary of the Commonwealth in accordance with the requirements of Article XLVIII of the Amendments to the Constitution

0 matters before it  ·  11 reported out  ·  10 hearings  ·  the legislature's own page

11 recorded committee votes

DateBillQuestionPositions
2026-05-04 15:00H5000Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 10
2026-05-04 15:00H5001Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 10
2026-05-04 15:00H5002Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 10
2026-05-04 15:00H5003Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 9  ·  reserve right 1
2026-05-04 15:00H5004Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 8  ·  adverse 1  ·  reserve right 1
2026-05-04 15:00H5005Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 10
2026-05-04 15:00H5006Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 9  ·  adverse 1
2026-05-04 15:00H5007Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 9  ·  adverse 1
2026-05-04 15:00H5008Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 10
2026-05-04 15:00H5009Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 9  ·  reserve right 1
2026-05-04 15:00H5010Committee recommends that the General Court take no action on the Initiative Petitionfavorable 10

10 public hearings

DateWhereBills heardStatus
2026-03-03A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston1Completed
2026-03-16A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston1Completed
2026-03-16A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston1Completed
2026-03-17A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston1Completed
2026-03-17A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston1Completed
2026-03-23A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston1Completed
2026-03-23A-1, 24 Beacon Street, Boston1Completed
2026-03-30A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston2Completed
2026-03-31A-2, 24 Beacon Street, Boston1Completed
2026-03-31A-2, 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.