establishing a committee to study options for family members of intentional homicide victims where the department of justice does not file charges in a case, repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services, and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.
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History
2026
Jun 1Conference Committee Report: Not Filed HJ 14Latest
May 27Conferee Change: Rep. Kofalt Replaces Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere 05/27/2026 HJ 14 P. 35
May 21Committee of Conference Meeting: 05/27/2026, 10:30 am, Room 153, GP
May 21Speaker Appoints: Reps. Roy, Rhodes, Sabourin dit Choiniere, S. Smith 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 3
May 21House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Roy): MA DV 337-12 05/21/2026 HJ 14 P. 3
May 21President Appoints: Senators Gannon, Birdsell, Prentiss; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
May 21Sen. Gannon Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 05/14/2026); SJ 13
May 14Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-1955h and 2026-1956h: MA RC 156-139 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 141Passed House
Vote recorded OTPA. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded Adopt Floor Amendment. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded Adopt Floor Amendment. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded ITL. Result: fail.Lower
May 14FLAM # 2026-1956h(NT) (Rep. Osborne): AA RC 155-140 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 139
May 14FLAM # 2026-1955h(NT) (Rep. Osborne): AA RC 157-138 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 137
May 14Inexpedient to Legislate: MF RC 146-150 05/14/2026 HJ 13 P. 135
May 11Removed from Consent (Reps. Osborne, Drew, Sweeney, Polozov, DeRoy, D. Kelley, Potenza, Litchfield, DeVito, Burnham) 05/11/2026 HJ 13 P. 2
May 6Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 05/05/2026 (Vote 23-0; CC) HC 19 P. 14Minor
Apr 28Division I Work Session: 05/04/2026 10:00 am GP 230
Apr 28Executive Session: 05/05/2026 10:30 am GP 230
Apr 23Referred to Finance 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 15Minor
Apr 23Ought to Pass: MA VV 04/23/2026 HJ 11 P. 7
Apr 15Committee Report: Ought to Pass 04/14/2026 (Vote 13-0; CC)Minor
Apr 8Executive Session: 04/14/2026 10:00 am GP 230
Apr 1Public Hearing: 04/08/2026 11:30 am GP 159
Mar 27Introduced (in recess of) 03/26/2026 and referred to Criminal Justice and Public Safety HJ 9 P. 55Minor
Mar 26Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1216s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7Passed Senate
Mar 26Committee Amendment # 2026-1216s, AA, VV; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
Mar 19Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-1216s, 03/26/2026; Vote 7-0; CC; SC 11Minor
Mar 5Ought to Pass: MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/05/2026; SJ 5Minor
Mar 5Sen. Birdsell Moved Ought to Pass; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
Mar 5Refer to Interim Study, MF, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5Minor
Mar 5Special Order to the end of the calendar, Without Objection, MA; 03/05/2026; SJ 5
Feb 19Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/05/2026, Vote 5-0; SC 8
Feb 19Special Order to the Next Session, Without Objection, MA; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
Feb 19SB 625 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 02/19/2026; SJ 4
Feb 12Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 02/19/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 6
Jan 13Hearing: 01/20/2026, Room 100, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 2
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Nov 25Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Judiciary; SJ 1Introduced