Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 42 D · 3 R cosponsors

S 2470 — An Act to upgrade hen welfare and establish uniform cage-free standards

Last action — Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 10, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 59 sponsors

    1 primary, 58 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (42 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Senate, June 10, 2021 -- The committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 36) of Jason M. Lewis, Jack Patrick Lewis, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Sheila C. Harrington and other members of the General Court for legislation to further regulate the prevention of cruelty to farm animals; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 864) of Daniel Cahill and others for legislation to further regulate the prevention of cruelty to farm animals, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2470).

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Amendment (as recommended by the committee on Senate Ways and Means) adopted

  2. Read second

  3. New draft substituted, see S2481

  4. Read second

  5. Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, June 24, 2021

  6. Order relative to subject matter adopted

  7. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting a new draft, see S2481

  8. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  9. New draft of S36 and H864

  10. Reported from the committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 58 co-sponsors · 145 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

Co-sponsors (58)

Not signed on (145)

145 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

environment agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2470 do?
Senate, June 10, 2021 -- The committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 36) of Jason M. Lewis, Jack Patrick Lewis, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Sheila C. Harrington and other members of the General Court for legislation to further regulate the prevention of cruelty to farm animals; and (accompanied by bill, House, No. 864) of Daniel Cahill and others for legislation to further regulate the prevention of cruelty to farm animals, reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2470).
Who sponsors S 2470?
S 2470 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture, Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), Daniel Cahill (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr. (Democrat), Sheila C. Harrington, David Allen Robertson (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Brendan P. Crighton (Democrat), Steven Owens (Democrat), Adam J. Scanlon (Democrat), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican), Danillo A. Sena (Democrat), Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), Kenneth I. Gordon (Democrat), Mathew J. Muratore, Lenny Mirra, Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democrat), James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Ruth B. Balser, Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), Tami L. Gouveia, Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Edward F. Coppinger, Walter F. Timilty, Erika Uyterhoeven (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Ann-Margaret Ferrante, Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), Paul F. Tucker, Jacob R. Oliveira (Democrat), Jessica Ann Giannino (Democrat), William C. Galvin (Democrat), David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Peter Capano, Sean Garballey (Democrat), Michael P. Kushmerek (Democrat), David Biele (Democrat), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Daniel J. Ryan (Democrat), David M. Rogers (Democrat), Tommy Vitolo (Democrat), Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), Vanna Howard (Democrat), Josh S. Cutler, Jay D. Livingstone (Democrat), Carol A. Doherty, Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democrat), James Arciero (Democrat), Kay Khan, Brian W. Murray (Democrat), Christopher Hendricks (Democrat), Daniel M. Donahue (Democrat), and Richard M. Haggerty (Democrat).
What is the current status of S 2470?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 10, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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