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MA H 3398

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An Act to promote diversity on public boards and commissions

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

Description

By Representatives Nguyen of Andover and Shand of Newburyport, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3398) of Tram T. Nguyen, Dawne Shand and others for legislation to promote diversity on public boards and commissions. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Introduced
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Status date
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Latest action
2025-12-18 — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Tram T. Nguyencosponsor
  • Dawne Shandcosponsor
  • James C. Arena-DeRosacosponsor
  • Patricia A. Duffycosponsor
  • James B. Eldridgecosponsor
  • Natalie M. Higginscosponsor
  • Vanna Howardcosponsor
  • Adrianne Pusateri Ramoscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-10-17

    Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-10-28

    Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2025 from 10:30 AM-11:45 PM in A-2

  5. 2025-10-28

    Hearing scheduled for 10/29/2025 from 10:30 AM-11:45 AM in A-2

  6. 2025-10-29

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/29/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:45 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  7. 2025-10-29

    Hearing rescheduled to 10/29/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:10 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time

  8. 2025-12-18

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3398

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