Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 2 D · 2 R cosponsors

H 4498 — An Act relative to transmitting indecent visual depictions by teens and the unlaw [sic] distribution of explicit images

Last action — Ordered to a third reading

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 25, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

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

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Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Ordered to a third reading

  2. Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S3167

  3. Read second

  4. Rules suspended

  5. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S3167

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

  7. Passed to be engrossed - 154 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 190 )

  8. Read third (title changed)

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. New draft of H1859

  12. Pending new draft of H1859

  13. Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 198 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • House Committee on Ways and Means

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (198)

198 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 4498?
H 4498 is sponsored by House Committee on Ways and Means, Jeffrey N. Roy (Democrat), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democrat), Bradley H. Jones, Jr. (Republican), Elizabeth A. Malia, and Steven S. Howitt (Republican).
What is the current status of H 4498?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced May 25, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.
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