HB 611 — allowing voters to vote by absentee ballot.
Last action — Veto Sustained 09/18/2019: RC 222-157 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 21 P. 48
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2019 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Action History
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Veto Sustained 09/18/2019: RC 222-157 Lacking Necessary Two-Thirds Vote HJ 21 P. 48
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Vetoed by Governor Sununu 09/06/2019
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Enrolled 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 59
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Enrolled (In recess 06/27/2019); SJ 22
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Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2678e: AA VV 06/27/2019 HJ 20 P. 59
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Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2019-2678e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/27/2019); SJ 21
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Ought to Pass: RC 13Y-11N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/30/2019; SJ 18
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/30/2019; SC 24
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Special Order to the next session, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
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Special Order to after Executive Departments and Administration, Without Objection, MA; 05/23/2019; SJ 17
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Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/23/2019; SC 23
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Hearing: 04/24/2019, Room 102, LOB, 10:45 am; SC 19
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Introduced 03/14/2019 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 9
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Ought to Pass: MA RC 198-163 03/07/2019 HJ 8 P. 33
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Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
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Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass for 03/07/2019 (Vote 12-8; RC) HC 14 P. 11
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Executive Session: 02/13/2019 11:00 am LOB 308
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Public Hearing: 01/30/2019 01:00 pm LOB 308
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Introduced 01/03/2019 and referred to Election Law HJ 3 P. 22
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 415 not signed on · 182 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (415)
415 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 415 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 161 | 101 | 0 | 15 |
| Republican | 0 | 54 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 61 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 222 | 156 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 56% | 39% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (396)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 54% | 46% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bob J. Giuda | — | Nay |
| Chuck W Morse | — | Nay |
| Dan Feltes | — | Yea |
| David J Starr | — | Nay |
| Donna M. Soucy | — | Nay |
| Harold F. French | — | Nay |
| Jay Kahn | — | Yea |
| Jeanne Dietsch | — | Yea |
| Jeb Bradley | — | Nay |
| John Reagan | — | Nay |
| Jon Morgan | — | Yea |
| Kevin Cavanaugh | — | Yea |
| Lou D'Allesandro | — | Yea |
| Martha Fuller Clark | — | Yea |
| Martha S. Hennessey | — | Yea |
| Melanie Levesque | — | Yea |
| Shannon E. Chandley | — | Yea |
| Tom Sherman | — | Yea |
| Cindy Rosenwald | Democrat | Yea |
| David Watters | Democrat | Yea |
| James Gray | Republican | Nay |
| Regina Birdsell | Republican | Nay |
| Ruth Ward | Republican | Nay |
| Sharon Carson | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 142 | 101 | 0 | 34 |
| Republican | 1 | 53 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 55 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 198 | 159 | 0 | 39 |
| % of votes cast | 50% | 40% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (396)
Subjects
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