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

S 2630 — Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Municipalities and Regional Government to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to zoning, planning and municipal governance

Last action — Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

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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 January 31, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 14% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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Summary

Senate, January XX, 2022 -- The committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1324) of Brendan P. Crighton for legislation relative to notification of parking violations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1325) of Brendan P. Crighton and Peter Capano for legislation to prevent nonprofit institutions from avoiding wetlands or natural resource protections under the so-called Dover Amendment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1328) of Diana DiZoglio for legislation to create a commission to study the effects of unfunded mandates on municipalities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1332) of James B. Eldridge, Sean Garballey and Michael O. Moore for legislation to encourage municipal recycling and composting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1341) of John F. Keenan, Kris Macdonald and Colleen M. Garry for legislation to protect animal welfare in cities and towns; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1342) of John F. Keenan for legislation to ban billboards on MBTA property in the city of Quincy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1345) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to study establishment of, and definition of, a Middlesex Regional Commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1348) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to local water and sewer district oversight; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1351) of Susan L. Moran for legislation to increase fairness in distribution of local aid generated by the state lottery; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1352) of Patrick M. O'Connor (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Marshfield to withdraw from the Metropolitan Area Planning District; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1359) of Michael F. Rush for legislation to support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1360) of Michael F. Rush for legislation relative to EMS leave without loss of pay; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1365) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation to require a parent or guardian who is exempt from property tax to reimburse a child’s school for tuition; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2463) of Brendan P. Crighton and Peter Capano (by vote of the town) for legislation to validate the annual town meeting held in the town of Nahant, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2630).

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Action History

  1. Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

  2. Order reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently

  3. Accompanied by S1324, S1325, S1328, S1332, S1341, S1342, S1345, S1348, S1351, S1352, S1359, S1360, S1365 and S2463

  4. Reported from the committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Sponsors

  • Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

  • Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (203)

203 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2630 do?
Senate, January XX, 2022 -- The committee on Municipalities and Regional Government, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1324) of Brendan P. Crighton for legislation relative to notification of parking violations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1325) of Brendan P. Crighton and Peter Capano for legislation to prevent nonprofit institutions from avoiding wetlands or natural resource protections under the so-called Dover Amendment; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1328) of Diana DiZoglio for legislation to create a commission to study the effects of unfunded mandates on municipalities; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1332) of James B. Eldridge, Sean Garballey and Michael O. Moore for legislation to encourage municipal recycling and composting; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1341) of John F. Keenan, Kris Macdonald and Colleen M. Garry for legislation to protect animal welfare in cities and towns; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1342) of John F. Keenan for legislation to ban billboards on MBTA property in the city of Quincy; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1345) of Vincent Lawrence Dixon for legislation to study establishment of, and definition of, a Middlesex Regional Commission; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1348) of Michael O. Moore for legislation relative to local water and sewer district oversight; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1351) of Susan L. Moran for legislation to increase fairness in distribution of local aid generated by the state lottery; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1352) of Patrick M. O'Connor (by vote of the town) for legislation to authorize the town of Marshfield to withdraw from the Metropolitan Area Planning District; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1359) of Michael F. Rush for legislation to support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1360) of Michael F. Rush for legislation relative to EMS leave without loss of pay; (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1365) of Walter F. Timilty for legislation to require a parent or guardian who is exempt from property tax to reimburse a child’s school for tuition; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2463) of Brendan P. Crighton and Peter Capano (by vote of the town) for legislation to validate the annual town meeting held in the town of Nahant, reports the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 2630).
Who sponsors S 2630?
S 2630 is sponsored by Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government.
What is the current status of S 2630?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 31, 2022. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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