Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 44 D · 4 R cosponsors

H 4554 — An Act prohibiting discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles

Last action — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2022

Track this bill free

No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2022. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 64 sponsors

    1 primary, 63 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (44 D · 4 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.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read H 4554 on the official Massachusetts source →

Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2022

  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  3. Enacted

  4. Senate concurred in the House amendment

  5. Rules suspended

  6. House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment, see House document numbered 5028

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading

  9. Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #140 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)

  10. Reprinted as amended, see S2808

  11. Read third

  12. Ordered to a third reading

  13. Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2796

  14. Read second

  15. Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 31, 2022

  16. Order relative to subject matter adopted

  17. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2796

  18. Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  19. Passed to be engrossed - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 157 )

  20. Ordered to a third reading, rules suspended and read third

  21. New draft of H1907

  22. Pending new draft of H1907

  23. Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 63 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Ways and Means

Co-sponsors (63)

Not signed on (140)

140 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 140 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

civil-rights
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4554?
H 4554 is sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means, Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Chynah Tyler (Democrat), Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democrat), Mindy Domb (Democrat), David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Colleen M. Garry (Democrat), Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Kay Khan, Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), Tommy Vitolo (Democrat), Christina A. Minicucci, John Barrett, III (Democrat), Danillo A. Sena (Democrat), Paul J. Donato (Democrat), Steven Owens (Democrat), Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), Patricia A. Duffy (Democrat), Christine P. Barber (Democrat), Bud L. Williams (Democrat), Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democrat), Peter Capano, Kip A. Diggs (Democrat), Susan L. Moran, Timothy R. Whelan, Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), Daniel R. Carey, Tami L. Gouveia, Erika Uyterhoeven (Democrat), Thomas M. Stanley (Democrat), Lori A. Ehrlich, Dylan A. Fernandes (Democrat), Michael S. Day (Democrat), Kevin G. Honan (Democrat), Kate Lipper-Garabedian (Democrat), Sean Garballey (Democrat), Sarah K. Peake, Angelo L. D'Emilia, Orlando Ramos (Democrat), Andres X. Vargas (Democrat), Michelle M. DuBois (Democrat), Daniel J. Ryan (Democrat), Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican), Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Walter F. Timilty, Brandy Fluker-Reid (Democrat), Marcos A. Devers, Carolyn C. Dykema, Meghan K. Kilcoyne (Democrat), David T. Vieira (Republican), Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Mike Connolly (Democrat), Vanna Howard (Democrat), Adam J. Scanlon (Democrat), Edward R. Philips (Democrat), Rebecca L. Rausch (Democrat), Nika C. Elugardo, Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), William C. Galvin (Democrat), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), Lydia Edwards, and Natalie M. Blais (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4554?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 17, 2022. Enacted.
Where can I track H 4554?
Track H 4554 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on H 4554

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of H 4554

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →