An Act designating the month of March as Massachusetts Maple Month
Summary
Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Speliotis of Danvers, for a Bill providing for the annual observance of the month of March as Massachusetts maple month and designating pure Massachusetts maple syrup as the official sweetener of the Commonwealth (House, No. 3735). February 20, 2018.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
Mar 2018
House Passage
Mar 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2018
Signed into Law
Mar 2018
Introduced Feb 20, 2018
Signed Mar 8, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
6
Committee
2
Mar 8, 2018
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 40 of the Acts of 2018
executive
Mar 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Mar 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Mar 5, 2018
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Mar 1, 2018
Upper · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
upper
Feb 22, 2018
Committee
Read and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
upper
Feb 20, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed to be engrossed
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Theodore C. Speliotis
DDemocratic
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