H 388 Massachusetts House · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

An Act enabling cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain noncitizens of the Commonwealth

Summary

By Mr. Rushing of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 388) of Byron Rushing and others for legislation to enable cities and towns to extend voting rights in municipal elections to certain non-citizens of the Commonwealth. Election Laws.

Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Jan 2017

Senate Passage

Jan 2017

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2017 Last action Feb 28, 2018

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

5

Key actions

1

Committee

1

Jan 23, 2017

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Jan 23, 2017

Committee

Referred to the committee on Election Laws

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Carlos González

Elizabeth A. Malia

Middlesex and Worcester

José F. Tosado

Marjorie Decker

Michelle DuBois