SB 536 — enabling no-excuse absentee registration and voting.
Last action — Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 14Y-10N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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.
Bill Text
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Action History
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Inexpedient to Legislate, RC 14Y-10N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/21/2024; SJ 7
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Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/21/2024, Vote 3-2; SC 11
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Hearing: 02/13/2024, Room 103, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 7
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To Be Introduced 01/03/2024 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1
Sponsors
- Luz Bay · Cosponsor
- Debra Altschiller · Cosponsor
- Donovan Fenton · Cosponsor
- Suzanne Prentiss · Cosponsor
- Cindy Rosenwald · Cosponsor
- Connie Lane · Cosponsor
- Matthew Wilhelm · Cosponsor
- Laura Telerski · Cosponsor
- Alexis Simpson · Cosponsor
- David Watters · Cosponsor
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka · Cosponsor
- Lou D'Allesandro · Cosponsor
- Donna M. Soucy · Primary
- Shannon E. Chandley · Cosponsor
- Rebecca G. Whitley · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 400 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Donna M. Soucy Voted No
Co-sponsors (14)
- Luz Bay Democrat
- Debra Altschiller Democrat Voted No
- Donovan Fenton Democrat Voted No
- Suzanne Prentiss Democrat Voted No
- Cindy Rosenwald Democrat Voted No
- Connie Lane Democrat
- Matthew Wilhelm Democrat
- Laura Telerski Democrat
- Alexis Simpson Democrat
- David Watters Democrat Voted No
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka Democrat Voted No
- Lou D'Allesandro Voted No
- Shannon E. Chandley Voted No
- Rebecca G. Whitley Voted No
Not signed on (400)
400 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 400 →"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 |
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| Unaffiliated | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 58% | 42% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (24)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie L. Gendreau | — | Yea |
| Donna M. Soucy | — | Nay |
| Jeb Bradley | — | Yea |
| Lou D'Allesandro | — | Nay |
| Rebecca G. Whitley | — | Nay |
| Shannon E. Chandley | — | Nay |
| Cindy Rosenwald | Democrat | Nay |
| David Watters | Democrat | Nay |
| Debra Altschiller | Democrat | Nay |
| Donovan Fenton | Democrat | Nay |
| Rebecca Perkins Kwoka | Democrat | Nay |
| Suzanne Prentiss | Democrat | Nay |
| Bill Gannon | Republican | Yea |
| Daniel Innis | Republican | Yea |
| Daryl Abbas | Republican | Yea |
| Denise Ricciardi | Republican | Yea |
| Howard Pearl | Republican | Yea |
| James Gray | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Murphy | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Avard | Republican | Yea |
| Regina Birdsell | Republican | Yea |
| Ruth Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Sharon Carson | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Lang | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 536?
- SB 536 is sponsored by Luz Bay (Democrat), Debra Altschiller (Democrat), Donovan Fenton (Democrat), Suzanne Prentiss (Democrat), Cindy Rosenwald (Democrat), Connie Lane (Democrat), Matthew Wilhelm (Democrat), Laura Telerski (Democrat), Alexis Simpson (Democrat), David Watters (Democrat), Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democrat), Lou D'Allesandro, Donna M. Soucy, Shannon E. Chandley, and Rebecca G. Whitley.
- What is the current status of SB 536?
- This bill died with 2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
- Where can I track SB 536?
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