MA H 4004
enactedAn Act validating the results of the special election held in the town of Hardwick on January 18, 2025
Massachusetts · 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) · lower
Quick answers
Did MA H 4004 pass?
Yes. MA H 4004 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-20. Latest recorded action (2025-08-20): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2025
What is MA H 4004 about?
Message from Her Excellency the Governor (under Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution) recommending legislation relative to validating the results of the special election held in the town of Hardwick on January 18, 2025.
Who sponsors MA H 4004?
Maura T. Healey is the primary sponsor of MA H 4004.
Description
Message from Her Excellency the Governor (under Section 8 of Article LXXXIX of the Amendments to the Constitution) recommending legislation relative to validating the results of the special election held in the town of Hardwick on January 18, 2025.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2025-08-20 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2025
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Maura T. Healeyprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-04-03
Read; and referred to the committee on Election Laws
referral-committee
2025-04-07
Senate concurred
2025-04-28
Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1
2025-07-10
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee
2025-07-14
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
2025-07-14
Rules suspended
2025-07-14
Read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-2
2025-07-23
Read third and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2025-07-24
Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading
reading-1,reading-2
2025-08-14
Taken out of the Orders of the Day
2025-08-14
Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
passage,reading-3
2025-08-18
Enacted
passage
2025-08-20
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2025
executive-signature
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Replaces: HD 4539
Official source
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