Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

S 2939 — An Act providing for a revised charter for the city of Taunton

Last action — New draft substituted, see S3156

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced June 16, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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.

Summary

Senate, June 16, 2022 -- The committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2798) of Marc R. Pacheco, Carol A. Doherty, Patricia A. Haddad and Norman J. Orrall (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to provide for a revised charter for the city of Taunton, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2939).

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. New draft substituted, see S3156

  2. Read third

  3. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  4. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  5. Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  6. New draft of S2798

  7. Reported from the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government · Primary
  • Marc R. Pacheco · Cosponsor
  • Carol A. Doherty · Cosponsor
  • Patricia A. Haddad · Cosponsor
  • Norman J. Orrall · Cosponsor

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 199 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Co-sponsors (4)

  • Marc R. Pacheco
  • Carol A. Doherty
  • Patricia A. Haddad
  • Norman J. Orrall Republican

Not signed on (199)

199 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

What does S 2939 do?
Senate, June 16, 2022 -- The committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2798) of Marc R. Pacheco, Carol A. Doherty, Patricia A. Haddad and Norman J. Orrall (with approval of the mayor and city council) for legislation to provide for a revised charter for the city of Taunton, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2939).
Who sponsors S 2939?
S 2939 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, Marc R. Pacheco, Carol A. Doherty, Patricia A. Haddad, and Norman J. Orrall (Republican).
What is the current status of S 2939?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced June 16, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.
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