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MA H 3298

enacted

An Act relative to Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day

Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower

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Did MA H 3298 pass?

Yes. MA H 3298 has been enacted into law as of 2025-09-19. Latest recorded action (2025-09-19): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA H 3298 about?

By Representative Cabral of New Bedford and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3298) of Antonio F. D. Cabral, Michael J. Rodrigues and Christopher M. Markey for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart July 2 as Machado-Joseph disease awareness day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Description

By Representative Cabral of New Bedford and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3298) of Antonio F. D. Cabral, Michael J. Rodrigues and Christopher M. Markey for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart July 2 as Machado-Joseph disease awareness day. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Introduced
Latest action
2025-09-19 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Antonio F. D. Cabralcosponsor
  • Christopher M. Markeycosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

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  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-05-07

    Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-07-03

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

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  5. 2025-07-17

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  6. 2025-07-17

    Rules suspended

  7. 2025-07-17

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  8. 2025-08-04

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2025-08-07

    Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

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  10. 2025-09-18

    Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  11. 2025-09-18

    Rules suspended

  12. 2025-09-18

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  13. 2025-09-18

    Enacted

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  14. 2025-09-18

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  15. 2025-09-19

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2025

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