Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

H 803 — An Act relating to ballot nominations during the state of emergency due to COVID-19

Last action — Accompanied a study order, see H5026

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 29, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · 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.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

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 Mr. Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 803) of Patrick Joseph Kearney for legislation to decrease the current signature requirements through the 2020 election for certain candidates for public office. Election Laws.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Accompanied a study order, see H5026

  2. Hearing scheduled for 10/20/2021 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Virtual Hearing

  3. Senate concurred

  4. Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 203 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (203)

203 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 803 do?
By Mr. Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 803) of Patrick Joseph Kearney for legislation to decrease the current signature requirements through the 2020 election for certain candidates for public office. Election Laws.
Who sponsors H 803?
H 803 is sponsored by Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 803?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 29, 2021. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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