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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill H.4671 190th (2017 - 2018)

An Act automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud

House bill No. 4667, as changed by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading, and as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. June 27, 2018.

Bill Information

Sponsor:
Jeffrey Sánchez

Emergency Preamble

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to establish forthwith programs for automatically registering eligible voters and enhancing safeguards against fraud, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.

Bill History

Displaying 20 actions for Bill H.4671
Date Branch Action
6/28/2018 House H4667, published as amended
6/28/2018 Senate Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
7/9/2018 Senate Committee recommended out to pass
7/9/2018 Senate Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, July 12, 2018
7/9/2018 Senate Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
7/12/2018 Senate Read second, amended and ordered to a third reading
7/12/2018 Senate Rules suspended
7/12/2018 Senate Read third
7/12/2018 Senate Passed to be engrossed - see Roll Call #438 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
7/16/2018 Senate Motion to reconsider prevails
7/16/2018 Senate Amendment #1 (Spilka) rejected
7/16/2018 Senate Amendment #2 (Spilka) adopted
7/16/2018 Senate Passed to be engrossed
7/16/2018 House Rules suspended
7/16/2018 House House NON-concurred in the Senate amendment
7/16/2018 House Committee of conference appointed - (M. Moran-Mahoney-Dooley)
7/16/2018 Senate Rules suspended
7/16/2018 Senate Senate insists on its amendment
7/16/2018 Senate Committee of conference appointed (Creem-Gobi-Fattman), in concurrence
7/26/2018 House Reported by H4834

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