Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 47 D · 2 R cosponsors

HD 271 — An Act preserving open space in the Commonwealth

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 58 sponsors

    1 primary, 57 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (47 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

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Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 57 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Ruth B. Balser

Co-sponsors (57)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HD 271?
HD 271 is sponsored by Christine P. Barber (Democrat), Ruth B. Balser, James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Tami L. Gouveia, Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democrat), Danillo A. Sena (Democrat), Tommy Vitolo (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Brian W. Murray (Democrat), Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), Jay D. Livingstone (Democrat), Paul J. Donato (Democrat), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Christina A. Minicucci, Kay Khan, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), Steven Owens (Democrat), Carolyn C. Dykema, Kenneth I. Gordon (Democrat), Brendan P. Crighton (Democrat), Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), David Allen Robertson (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Jessica Ann Giannino (Democrat), John Barrett, III (Democrat), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), Sean Garballey (Democrat), John J. Lawn, Jr. (Democrat), Lenny Mirra, Smitty Pignatelli, Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democrat), Richard M. Haggerty (Democrat), Danielle W. Gregoire (Democrat), Dylan A. Fernandes (Democrat), Rob Consalvo (Democrat), Paul McMurtry (Democrat), Edward F. Coppinger, James J. O'Day (Democrat), Michael S. Day (Democrat), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democrat), Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), David M. Rogers (Democrat), Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), Edward R. Philips (Democrat), Bruce J. Ayers (Democrat), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Erika Uyterhoeven (Democrat), Adam J. Scanlon (Democrat), Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat), Michael D. Brady (Democrat), Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Tackey Chan (Democrat), Walter F. Timilty, and Natalie M. Blais (Democrat).
What is the current status of HD 271?
This bill has been introduced in the House. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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