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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill H.5188 191st (2019 - 2020)

An Act providing for a long term and congregate care coronavirus transmission reduction guidance report

Section 108 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2021 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 5164), which had been returned by His Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment L [as it relates to Section 108] of House, No. 5190). December 14, 2020.

Bill Information

Emergency Preamble

Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith for a long term and congregate care coronavirus transmission reduction guidance report, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public health and convenience.

Bill History

Displaying 17 actions for Bill H.5188
Date Branch Action
12/14/2020 House Enacted as section 108 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H5164
12/14/2020 House Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
12/14/2020 House For message, see H5190, Attachment L
12/14/2020 House Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading
12/22/2020 House Rules suspended
12/22/2020 House Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
12/22/2020 House Governors amendment rejected - 31 YEAS to 127 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 298)
12/22/2020 Senate Governors amendment rejected - see Roll Call #314 (Yeas 35 to Nays 4)
12/23/2020 House Emergency preamble adopted
12/23/2020 Senate Emergency preamble adopted
12/23/2020 House Re-enacted
12/23/2020 Senate Again enacted and again laid before the Governor
12/31/2020 Executive Governor returned to the House with a veto
1/5/2021 House For message, see H5224
1/5/2021 House Passed over veto - 122 YEAS to 30 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 447)
1/5/2021 Senate Passed over veto -see Roll Call #448 (Yeas 37 to Nays 2)
1/5/2021 Joint Chapter 287 of the Acts of 2020

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