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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.2632 191st (2019 - 2020)

An Act relative to nomination signatures

Senate, April 13, 2020 -- The committee on Rules to whom was referred the Senate Bill relative to election ballots (Senate, No. 416),-- reported, in part, a "Bill relative to nomination signatures" (Senate, No. 2632).

Bill Information

Sponsor:
Senate Committee on Rules
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Emergency Preamble

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to ensure forthwith that the commonwealth’s democratic processes remain fair, honest and orderly while ensuring that candidates show a significant modicum of support in the communities that they seek to represent, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

Bill History

Displaying 12 actions for Bill S.2632
Date Branch Action
4/13/2020 Senate Reported from the committee on Senate Rules
4/13/2020 Senate Reported on a part of S416
4/13/2020 Senate Committee recommended ought to pass
4/13/2020 Senate Motion to suspend the rules negatived
4/13/2020 Senate Placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
4/16/2020 Senate Amendment #1 (Fattman) rejected
4/16/2020 Senate Taken out of the Orders of the Day
4/16/2020 Senate Read second
4/16/2020 Senate Ordered to a third reading
4/16/2020 Senate Read third and passed to be engrossed
5/6/2020 House Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
1/5/2021 House No further action taken

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