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MA H 4371

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An Act relative to a commission to study the intentional misrepresentation of a service animal

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

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Did MA H 4371 pass?

Not yet. MA H 4371 is in committee as of 2025-08-28 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2025-08-28): Discharged to the committee on House Rules

What is MA H 4371 about?

MA H 4371 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act relative to a commission to study the intentional misrepresentation of a service animal”.

Who sponsors MA H 4371?

Joint Committee on the Judiciary is the primary sponsor of MA H 4371, joined by 9 cosponsors.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-08-28 — Discharged to the committee on House Rules
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on the Judiciaryprimary
  • Kimberly N. Fergusoncosponsor
  • Meghan K. Kilcoynecosponsor
  • Sean Garballeycosponsor
  • Natalie M. Higginscosponsor
  • Bradley H. Jones, Jr.cosponsor
  • Hannah Kanecosponsor
  • Michael J. Sotercosponsor
  • Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeidacosponsor
  • Steven George Xiarhoscosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-08-11

    Reported from the committee on The Judiciary

  2. 2025-08-11

    New draft of H1686

  3. 2025-08-11

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

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  4. 2025-08-28

    Discharged to the committee on House Rules

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H4371

Attribution

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