Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 14 D · 10 R cosponsors

H 71 — An Act further providing for early voting by mail

Last action — New draft substituted, see H73

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 25, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 33 sponsors

    0 primary, 33 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (14 D · 10 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.

Summary

By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Lewis, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 71) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Jason M. Lewis and others relative to early voting by mail. Rules (House).

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. New draft substituted, see H73

  2. Amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)

  3. Rules suspended

  4. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending, question on ordering to a third reading

  5. Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

  6. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H73

  7. Referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  8. Read second

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Committee recommended ought to pass

  11. Reported from the committee on House Rules

  12. Referred to the committee on House Rules

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 33 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (33)

Not signed on (171)

171 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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Subjects

elections
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Frequently asked questions

What does H 71 do?
By Representative Jones of North Reading and Senator Lewis, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 71) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., Jason M. Lewis and others relative to early voting by mail. Rules (House).
Who sponsors H 71?
H 71 is sponsored by Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), Richard M. Haggerty (Democrat), Kenneth I. Gordon (Democrat), William C. Galvin (Democrat), Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), David F. DeCoste (Republican), Hannah Kane (Republican), Steven S. Howitt (Republican), Mathew J. Muratore, Susan Williams Gifford, Adam J. Scanlon (Democrat), Timothy R. Whelan, Jonathan D. Zlotnik (Democrat), Brian W. Murray (Democrat), Linda Dean Campbell, Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democrat), John Barrett, III (Democrat), Donald H. Wong (Republican), Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (Democrat), Kimberly N. Ferguson (Republican), Paul A. Schmid, III, David K. Muradian, Jr. (Republican), Todd M. Smola (Republican), F. Jay Barrows, Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), Sarah K. Peake, Paul K. Frost (Republican), Lenny Mirra, Angelo L. D'Emilia, Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democrat), and Carol A. Doherty (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 71?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 25, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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