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MA H 801

enacted

An Act relative to the town of Cheshire's special election

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

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Did MA H 801 pass?

Yes. MA H 801 has been enacted into law as of 2025-08-20. Latest recorded action (2025-08-20): Signed by the Governor, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2025

What is MA H 801 about?

By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 801) of John Barrett, III (by vote of the town) for legislation to validate the results of the special election held in the town of Cheshire on August 12, 2024. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

Who sponsors MA H 801?

John Barrett, III is the primary sponsor of MA H 801.

Description

By Representative Barrett of North Adams, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 801) of John Barrett, III (by vote of the town) for legislation to validate the results of the special election held in the town of Cheshire on August 12, 2024. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-08-20 — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2025
Bill type
bill
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Sponsors

  • John Barrett, IIIprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-27

    Referred to the committee on Election Laws

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  2. 2025-02-27

    Senate concurred

  3. 2025-04-28

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

  4. 2025-07-10

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

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  5. 2025-07-21

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

  6. 2025-07-21

    Rules suspended

  7. 2025-07-21

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

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  8. 2025-07-24

    Read third and passed to be engrossed

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  9. 2025-07-28

    Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  10. 2025-08-11

    Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  11. 2025-08-11

    Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third and passed to be engrossed

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  12. 2025-08-14

    Enacted

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  13. 2025-08-14

    Enacted and laid before the Governor

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  14. 2025-08-20

    Signed by the Governor, Chapter 20 of the Acts of 2025

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H801

Attribution

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