Massachusetts 192nd Legislature (2021-2022) Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

H 4877 — An Act authorizing the town of Falmouth to hold a special election for members of a municipal light board

Last action — Read second and 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 June 15, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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. Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4877) of David T. Vieira (by vote of the town) that the town of Falmouth be authorized to hold a special election for the purpose of electing members of a municipal light board. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  2. Taken out of the Orders of the Day

  3. Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

  4. Read third and passed to be engrossed

  5. Read second and ordered to a third reading

  6. Rules suspended

  7. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

  8. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

  9. Senate concurred

  10. Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 201 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (201)

201 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does H 4877 do?
By Mr. Vieira of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4877) of David T. Vieira (by vote of the town) that the town of Falmouth be authorized to hold a special election for the purpose of electing members of a municipal light board. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]
Who sponsors H 4877?
H 4877 is sponsored by David T. Vieira (Republican), Susan L. Moran, and Dylan A. Fernandes (Democrat).
What is the current status of H 4877?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced June 15, 2022. It now moves to the second chamber.
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