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MA H 4004

enacted

An 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

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Did MA H 4004 pass?

Yes. MA H 4004 has been enacted into law. 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

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-08-20

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2025

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  2. 2025-08-18

    Enacted

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  3. 2025-08-14

    Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed

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  4. 2025-08-14

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  5. 2025-07-24

    Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

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  6. 2025-07-23

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  7. 2025-07-14

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  8. 2025-07-14

    Rules suspended

  9. 2025-07-14

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

  10. 2025-07-10

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

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  11. 2025-04-28

    Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1

  12. 2025-04-07

    Senate concurred

  13. 2025-04-03

    Read; and referred to the committee on Election Laws

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Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4004

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