MA H 4645
enactedAn 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
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- Latest action
- 2025-12-12 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2025
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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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
2025-10-22
Substituted for H1877
2025-10-22
Passed to be engrossed - 160 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 93 )
passage
2025-10-23
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
referral-committee
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
2025-11-06
Also based on S2531
2025-11-06
Order relative to subject matter adopted
2025-11-06
Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, November 13, 2025
2025-11-13
Read second
reading-2
2025-11-13
Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2697
amendment-passage
2025-11-13
Ordered to a third reading
2025-11-13
Read third
reading-3
2025-11-13
Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #98 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
passage
2025-11-17
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
referral-committee
2025-11-24
House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment
2025-11-24
Rules suspended
2025-11-24
Senate concurred in the House further amendment
2025-11-24
Enacted
passage
2025-11-24
Enacted and laid before the Governor
passage
2025-12-12
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2025
executive-signature
Versions
- Bill TextCompare
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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