Massachusetts 191st Legislature (2019-2020) Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 49 D · 4 R · 1 I cosponsors

H 4606 — An Act relative to the penalties for the crime of female genital mutilation

Last action — Signed by the Governor, Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2020

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2020. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 84 sponsors

    1 primary, 83 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (49 D · 4 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

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Action History

  1. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 149 of the Acts of 2020

  2. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  3. Enacted - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY in Supplement, No. 250)

  4. Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #266 (Yeas 39 to Nays 0)

  5. Read third

  6. Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

  7. Read third and passed to be engrossed

  8. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Report rejected

  11. Rules suspended

  12. Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting, the question being on acceptance

  13. Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence

  14. Senate concurred

  15. Reporting date extended to Friday June 19, 2020, pending concurrence

  16. Senate concurred

  17. Reporting date extended to Friday May 1, 2020, pending concurrence

  18. Reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Health Care Financing

  19. New draft of S834, H1466 and H3332

  20. Reported from the committee on The Judiciary

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 83 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Co-sponsors (83)

Not signed on (120)

120 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

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors H 4606?
H 4606 is sponsored by Ann-Margaret Ferrante (Democrat), Joint Committee on the Judiciary, Natalie M. Higgins (Democrat), Jay D. Livingstone (Democrat), Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Brian M. Ashe (Democrat), Ruth B. Balser, David Biele (Democrat), Paul Brodeur, Daniel Cahill (Democrat), Peter Capano, Daniel R. Carey, Tackey Chan (Democrat), Harriette L. Chandler, Nick Collins (Democrat), Mike Connolly (Democrat), William L. Crocker, Jr., Daniel R. Cullinane, Julian Cyr (Democrat), Michael S. Day (Democrat), Marjorie C. Decker (Democrat), David F. DeCoste (Republican), Sal N. DiDomenico (Democrat), Diana DiZoglio, Daniel M. Donahue (Democrat), Michelle M. DuBois (Democrat), Carolyn C. Dykema, Lori A. Ehrlich, James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Nika C. Elugardo, Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Dylan A. Fernandes (Democrat), Carole A. Fiola (Democrat), Sean Garballey (Democrat), Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democrat), Susan Williams Gifford, Thomas A. Golden, Jr., Denise C. Garlick, Carlos González (Democrat), Kenneth I. Gordon (Democrat), Danielle W. Gregoire (Democrat), James K. Hawkins (Democrat), Jonathan Hecht, Kate Hogan (Democrat), Steven S. Howitt (Republican), Patricia D. Jehlen (Democrat), Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican), Louis L. Kafka, Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democrat), Mary S. Keefe (Democrat), Kay Khan, David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), Adrian C. Madaro (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Malia, Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr. (Democrat), Paul McMurtry (Democrat), Aaron Michlewitz (Democrat), Christina A. Minicucci, Liz Miranda (Democrat), Rady Mom, Michael O. Moore (Democrat), Mathew J. Muratore, Harold P. Naughton, Jr., Tram T. Nguyen (Democrat), Shaunna L. O'Connell, James J. O'Day (Democrat), Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democrat), Elizabeth A. Poirier, Denise Provost, Rebecca L. Rausch (Democrat), David Allen Robertson (Democrat), Maria Duaime Robinson, David M. Rogers (Democrat), Jon Santiago, Todd M. Smola (Republican), José F. Tosado, Chynah Tyler (Democrat), Steven Ultrino (Democrat), Andres X. Vargas (Democrat), RoseLee Vincent, Tommy Vitolo (Democrat), Susannah M. Whipps (Unenrolled), and Daniel J. Hunt (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4606?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 06, 2020. Enacted.
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