MassachusettsAn Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act")
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 25New draft substituted, see H5305Latest
- Mar 25Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)Major
- Mar 25Rules suspended
- Mar 25Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
- Mar 25Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pendingMinor
- Mar 25Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill, see H5305Minor
- Mar 23Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and MeansMinor
- Mar 23New draft of H5158
- Mar 23Reported from the committee on Public Safety and Homeland SecurityIntroduced