An Act designating the month of May as seatbelt awareness month
Summary
By Mr. Silvia of Fall River, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1716) of Alan Silvia and others for legislation to designate the month of June as seatbelt awareness month. 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
Jul 2017
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Signed Jul 27, 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
15
Key actions
6
Committee
5
Jul 27, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 53 of the Acts of 2017
executive
Jul 17, 2017
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Jul 17, 2017
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Jul 13, 2017
Upper · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
upper
Jun 15, 2017
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
upper
May 18, 2017
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
May 11, 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
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alan Silvia
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo D'Emilia
RRepublican
Co
Angelo Puppolo
DDemocratic
Co
Carole Fiola
DDemocratic
Co
Colleen Garry
DDemocratic
Co
Hannah Kane
RRepublican
Co
JF
José F. Tosado
DDemocratic
Co
Kay Khan
DDemocratic
Co
Kim Ferguson
RRepublican
Co
Matt Muratore
RRepublican
Co
Michael Rodrigues
DDemocratic
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