MA S394 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court

Note: Legislation replaced by H4134

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-03-30 - Accompanied a study order, see H4134
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

For legislation to remove unfair incumbent advantage from the ballot and to change unenrolled to independent. Election Laws.

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Title

To remove unfair incumbent advantage from the ballot and to change "unenrolled" to "independent"

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-30HouseAccompanied a study order, see H4134
2016-01-14JointHearing scheduled for 01/19/2016 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-2
2015-04-15HouseHouse concurred
2015-04-15SenateReferred to the Joint Committee on Election Laws

Same As/Similar To

H4134 (Replaced by) 2016-04-06 - Reported, in part, by H3359
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S339 (Similar To) 2016-06-06 - Accompanied a study order, see S2315
S918 (Similar To) 2016-04-04 - Accompanied a study order, see S2204
S927 (Similar To) 2016-04-04 - Accompanied a study order, see S2204
S1107 (Similar To) 2016-07-05 - Accompanied a study order, see S2385
S743 (Similar To) 2016-04-04 - Accompanied a study order, see S2204
H242 (Similar To) 2016-08-15 - Accompanied a study order, see H4578
S1220 (Similar To) 2016-07-28 - Accompanied a new draft, see S2468
S616 (Similar To) 2016-06-23 - Accompanied a study order, see S2356
S439 (Similar To) 2016-07-05 - Accompanied a study order, see S2380
S457 (Similar To) 2016-06-09 - New draft substituted, see S2309
S972 (Similar To) 2015-06-15 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
S437 (Similar To) 2015-11-25 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

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