An Act relative to voting options in response to COVID-19
House bill No. 4768, as changed by the House committee on Bills in the Third Reading and as amended (on June 3 and 4) and passed to be engrossed by the House. June 4, 2020.
Bill Information
Bill Information
Emergency Preamble
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to forthwith provide for increased voting options in response to COVID-19, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and convenience.
Cosponsors/Original Petitioners
| Name | District/Address |
|---|---|
| House Committee on Ways and Means This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | |
| Joint Committee on Election Laws This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | |
| John J. Lawn, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 10th Middlesex |
| Michael J. Moran This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 18th Suffolk |
| Eric P. Lesser This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | First Hampden and Hampshire |
| Ruth B. Balser This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 12th Middlesex |
| Harriette L. Chandler This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | First Worcester |
| Tram T. Nguyen This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 18th Essex |
| Adam G. Hinds This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden |
| Rebecca L. Rausch This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex |
| Tommy Vitolo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 15th Norfolk |
| Maria Duaime Robinson This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 6th Middlesex |
| Christine P. Barber This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 34th Middlesex |
| Claire D. Cronin This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Plymouth |
| Steven Ultrino This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 33rd Middlesex |
| Kathleen R. LaNatra This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 12th Plymouth |
| Richard M. Haggerty This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 30th Middlesex |
| Danielle W. Gregoire This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Middlesex |
| Carmine Lawrence Gentile This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 13th Middlesex |
| Thomas M. Stanley This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 9th Middlesex |
| Adrian C. Madaro This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Suffolk |
| William C. Galvin This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 6th Norfolk |
| Kay Khan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Middlesex |
| Jeffrey N. Roy This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 10th Norfolk |
| José F. Tosado This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 9th Hampden |
| Elizabeth A. Malia This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Suffolk |
| Lindsay N. Sabadosa This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Hampshire |
| Jonathan Hecht This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 29th Middlesex |
| Marcos A. Devers This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 16th Essex |
| Andres X. Vargas This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Essex |
| Daniel Cahill This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 10th Essex |
| Kevin G. Honan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 17th Suffolk |
| Jason M. Lewis This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Fifth Middlesex |
| Natalie M. Blais This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 1st Franklin |
| Joanne M. Comerford This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester |
| David Paul Linsky This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 5th Middlesex |
| Kenneth I. Gordon This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 21st Middlesex |
| Michelle L. Ciccolo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 15th Middlesex |
| William J. Driscoll, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 7th Norfolk |
| Carolyn C. Dykema This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Middlesex |
| David M. Rogers This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 24th Middlesex |
| Carole A. Fiola This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 6th Bristol |
| Mindy Domb This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Hampshire |
| Sean Garballey This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 23rd Middlesex |
| Frank A. Moran This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 17th Essex |
| Linda Dean Campbell This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 15th Essex |
| Jack Patrick Lewis This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 7th Middlesex |
| Aaron Vega This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 5th Hampden |
| Jay D. Livingstone This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Suffolk |
| Tami L. Gouveia This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 14th Middlesex |
| Denise Provost This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 27th Middlesex |
| Stephan Hay This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Worcester |
| Edward F. Coppinger This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 10th Suffolk |
| Sal N. DiDomenico This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Middlesex and Suffolk |
| Louis L. Kafka This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Norfolk |
| James T. Welch This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Hampden |
| Lori A. Ehrlich This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 8th Essex |
| Natalie M. Higgins This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Worcester |
| James K. Hawkins This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 2nd Bristol |
| Alice Hanlon Peisch This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 14th Norfolk |
| Daniel R. Carey This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 2nd Hampshire |
| Mike Connolly This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 26th Middlesex |
| Peter Capano This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Essex |
| Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 28th Middlesex |
| Paul F. Tucker This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 7th Essex |
| Carlos González This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 10th Hampden |
| Smitty Pignatelli This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Berkshire |
| Patrick Joseph Kearney This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Plymouth |
| Brian W. Murray This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 10th Worcester |
| Christopher Hendricks This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 11th Bristol |
| David Biele This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Suffolk |
| Michael S. Day This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 31st Middlesex |
| Marjorie C. Decker This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 25th Middlesex |
| Tricia Farley-Bouvier This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Berkshire |
| James J. O'Day This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 14th Worcester |
| Brendan P. Crighton This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Third Essex |
| Michael J. Barrett This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Third Middlesex |
| Nika C. Elugardo This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 15th Suffolk |
| Sarah K. Peake This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 4th Barnstable |
| Brian M. Ashe This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 2nd Hampden |
| Joan Meschino This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Plymouth |
| Kate Lipper-Garabedian This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 32nd Middlesex |
| Paul J. Donato This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 35th Middlesex |
| Daniel J. Ryan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 2nd Suffolk |
| Christina A. Minicucci This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 14th Essex |
| Kate Hogan This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 3rd Middlesex |
| John H. Rogers This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 12th Norfolk |
| John J. Mahoney This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | 13th Worcester |
| Dylan A. Fernandes This sponsor is an original petitioner. * | Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket |
* — Sponsor is an original petitioner.
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