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MA H 4645

enacted

An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker

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

Quick answers

Did MA H 4645 pass?

Yes. MA H 4645 has been enacted into law as of 2025-12-12. Latest recorded action (2025-12-12): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA H 4645 about?

MA H 4645 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session (194th General Court) titled “An Act relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker”.

Who sponsors MA H 4645?

House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading is the primary sponsor of MA H 4645, joined by 24 cosponsors.

Introduced
Latest action
2025-12-12 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Bills in the Third Readingprimary
  • Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.cosponsor
  • Jessica Ann Gianninocosponsor
  • Tram T. Nguyencosponsor
  • David F. DeCostecosponsor
  • Brian W. Murraycosponsor
  • Steven George Xiarhoscosponsor
  • Paul J. Donatocosponsor
  • Adam J. Scanloncosponsor
  • Sean Reidcosponsor
  • Christopher J. Worrellcosponsor
  • Steven Ultrinocosponsor
  • Jay D. Livingstonecosponsor
  • Adrian C. Madarocosponsor
  • James M. Murphycosponsor
  • John J. Marsicosponsor
  • Rodney M. Elliottcosponsor
  • Thomas P. Walshcosponsor
  • Lindsay N. Sabadosacosponsor
  • David Bielecosponsor
  • Paul McMurtrycosponsor
  • David Henry Argosky LeBoeufcosponsor
  • Bradley H. Jones, Jr.cosponsor
  • Michael D. Bradycosponsor
  • Richard G. Wells, Jr.cosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-22

    Substituted for H1877

  2. 2025-10-22

    Passed to be engrossed - 160 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 93 )

    passage

  3. 2025-10-23

    Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-11-06

    Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2697

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-11-06

    Also based on S2531

  6. 2025-11-06

    Order relative to subject matter adopted

  7. 2025-11-06

    Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, November 13, 2025

  8. 2025-11-13

    Read second

    reading-2

  9. 2025-11-13

    Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2697

    amendment-passage

  10. 2025-11-13

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. 2025-11-13

    Read third

    reading-3

  12. 2025-11-13

    Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #98 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)

    passage

  13. 2025-11-17

    Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-11-24

    House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment

  15. 2025-11-24

    Rules suspended

  16. 2025-11-24

    Senate concurred in the House further amendment

  17. 2025-11-24

    Enacted

    passage

  18. 2025-11-24

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

    passage

  19. 2025-12-12

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2025

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • H. 4645 On passing to be engrossed

    2025-10-22 · pass · 160-0

    Member-level votes (160)
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Moran, M.: yes
    • Hogan: yes
    • Peisch: yes
    • Moran, F.: yes
    • Donato: yes
    • Arciero: yes
    • Arena-DeRosa: yes
    • Armini: yes
    • Arriaga: yes
    • Ashe: yes
    • Ayers: yes
    • Badger: yes
    • Barber: yes
    • Barrett: yes
    • Biele: yes
    • Blais: yes
    • Bowen: yes
    • Cabral: yes
    • Cahill: yes
    • Cataldo: yes
    • Chan: yes
    • Ciccolo: yes
    • Connolly: yes
    • Consalvo: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Cusack: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Day: yes
    • Decker: yes
    • Diggs: yes
    • Domb: yes
    • Donaghue: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • DuBois: yes
    • Duffy: yes
    • Elliott: yes
    • Farley-Bouvier: yes
    • Ferrante: yes
    • Field: yes
    • Finn: yes
    • MacGregor: yes
    • Fiola: yes
    • Flanagan: yes
    • Fluker-Reid: yes
    • Gallagher: yes
    • Galvin: yes
    • Garballey: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Garry: yes
    • Gentile: yes
    • Giannino: yes
    • Gómez: yes
    • González: yes
    • Gordon: yes
    • Gregoire: yes
    • Haggerty: yes
    • Hamilton: yes
    • Hawkins: yes
    • Hendricks: yes
    • Higgins: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Honan: yes
    • Hong: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunt: yes
    • Kassner: yes
    • Kearney: yes
    • Keefe: yes
    • Kerans: yes
    • Kilcoyne: yes
    • Kushmerek: yes
    • LaNatra: yes
    • Lawn: yes
    • LeBoeuf: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Linsky: yes
    • Lipper-Garabedian: yes
    • Livingstone: yes
    • Luddy: yes
    • Madaro: yes
    • Mahoney: yes
    • Markey: yes
    • McGonagle: yes
    • McMurtry: yes
    • Mendes: yes
    • Meschino: yes
    • Michlewitz: yes
    • Moakley: yes
    • Montaño: yes
    • Moran, J.: yes
    • Murphy: yes
    • Murray: yes
    • Nguyen: yes
    • O'Day: yes
    • Ouellette: yes
    • Owens: yes
    • Paulino: yes
    • Philips: yes
    • Plouffe: yes
    • Puppolo: yes
    • Ramos, A.: yes
    • Ramos, O.: yes
    • Reid: yes
    • Reyes: yes
    • Robertson: yes
    • Rogers, D.: yes
    • Rogers, J.: yes
    • Roy: yes
    • Ryan: yes
    • Sabadosa: yes
    • Sangiolo: yes
    • Saunders: yes
    • Scanlon: yes
    • Scarsdale: yes
    • Schwartz: yes
    • Sena: yes
    • Shand: yes
    • Silvia, A.: yes
    • Sousa: yes
    • Stanley: yes
    • Sylvia, M.: yes
    • Tarsky: yes
    • Turco: yes
    • Tyler: yes
    • Ultrino: yes
    • Uyterhoeven: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Vitolo: yes
    • Walsh: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Worrell: yes
    • Zlotnik: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Ferguson: yes
    • Frost: yes
    • Muradian: yes
    • Vieira: yes
    • Berthiaume: yes
    • Boldyga: yes
    • Chaisson: yes
    • DeCoste: yes
    • Gaskey: yes
    • Howitt: yes
    • Kane: yes
    • Lombardo: yes
    • Marsi: yes
    • McKenna: yes
    • Orrall: yes
    • Pease: yes
    • Smola: yes
    • Soter: yes
    • Sullivan-Almeida: yes
    • Sweezey: yes
    • Thurber: yes
    • Vaughn: yes
    • Wong: yes
    • Xiarhos: yes
    • Whipps: yes

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