Massachusetts 191st Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 20 D · 2 R cosponsors

SD 588 — An Act relative to the use of elephants, big cats, primates, and bears in traveling exhibits and shows

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 191st Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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1 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (27)

Not signed on (176)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SD 588?
SD 588 is sponsored by Daniel J. Hunt (Democrat), Julian Cyr (Democrat), James B. Eldridge (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), James T. Welch, Lori A. Ehrlich, Susan Williams Gifford, Walter F. Timilty, John J. Lawn, Jr. (Democrat), William N. Brownsberger (Democrat), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Kay Khan, Brendan P. Crighton (Democrat), Patricia D. Jehlen (Democrat), Mike Connolly (Democrat), Colleen M. Garry (Democrat), Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Michael O. Moore (Democrat), Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), David Allen Robertson (Democrat), Mathew J. Muratore, Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Brian W. Murray (Democrat), and Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat).
What is the current status of SD 588?
This bill died with 191st Legislature (2019-2020). It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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