Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed Senate 7 D cosponsors

S 2704 — An Act designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day, also known as Quock Walker Day

Last action — Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 17, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 D).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Senate, February 17, 2022 -- The committee on Rules, to whom was referred the Senate Bill designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker Day (Senate, No. 2059),-- reports, that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session with an amendment substituting a new draft entitled “An Act designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day, also known as Quock Walker Day" (Senate, No. 2704).

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading

  2. Reported from the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  3. Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  4. Read third and passed to be engrossed

  5. Ordered to a third reading

  6. Substituted for S2059

  7. Recommended new draft of S2059

  8. Reported from the committee on Senate Rules

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 195 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Senate Committee on Rules

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (195)

195 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

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

What does S 2704 do?
Senate, February 17, 2022 -- The committee on Rules, to whom was referred the Senate Bill designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker Day (Senate, No. 2059),-- reports, that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session with an amendment substituting a new draft entitled “An Act designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day, also known as Quock Walker Day" (Senate, No. 2704).
Who sponsors S 2704?
S 2704 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Rules, Cindy F. Friedman (Democrat), Anne M. Gobi, Jack Patrick Lewis (Democrat), Joanne M. Comerford (Democrat), James B. Eldridge (Democrat), Michael J. Barrett (Democrat), Jason M. Lewis (Democrat), and David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democrat).
What is the current status of S 2704?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced February 17, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.
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