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H 1697 Massachusetts House · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

An Act establishing the first week in August as ice bucket challenge week

Summary
By Representative Parisella of Beverly and Senator Lovely, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1697) of Jerald A. Parisella, Joan B. Lovely and others for the annual issuance by the Governor of a proclamation setting apart first week in August as ice bucket challenge week. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jul 2017
House Passage
Jul 2017
Senate Passage
Jul 2017
Signed into Law
Aug 2017
Introduced Jan 23, 2017 Signed Aug 1, 2017
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
6
Aug 1, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2017
executive
Jul 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Enacted -see Roll Call #76 [YEAS 38 to NAYS 0]
upper
Jul 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Jul 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Jul 24, 2017
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate amendment
lower
Jul 24, 2017
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Jul 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session with an amendment
upper
Jul 5, 2017
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
upper
Jun 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Jun 14, 2017
Committee
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
lower
0 primary · 34 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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