MA S 1248

in committee

An Act codifying organizational standing to protect and promote civil rights

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

Description

By Ms. Rausch, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1248) of Rebecca L. Rausch for legislation to codify public interest organizational standing to protect and promote civil rights. The Judiciary.

Introduced: —
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-02-05 — Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
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Action timeline

2025-02-27
Referred to the committee on The Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-02-27
House concurred
2025-11-14
Hearing scheduled for 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in A-2
2025-11-25
Hearing rescheduled to 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-04:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2025-11-26
Hearing rescheduled to 11/25/2025 from 10:00 AM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time
2026-02-05
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
committee-passage-favorable,referral-committee

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Related bills

Replaces: SD 2126

Official source

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1248

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