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S 2454 Massachusetts Senate · 190th Legislature (2017-2018)

An Act relative to veterans' benefits, rights, appreciation, validation and enforcement

Summary
Senate, April 19, 2018 -- The committee on Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill relative to veterans' benefits, rights, appreciation, validation and enforcement (Senate, No. 2326),-- reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment substituting a new draft with the same title (Senate, No. 2454) [This legislation will have an estimated fiscal impact to the Commonwealth of $800,000 in fiscal year 2019].
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 19, 2018 Last action May 3, 2018
Floor votes · Senate May 3, 2018

How they voted

37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
May 3, 2018
D Democratic30
30 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican7
7 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
16
Committee
1
Amendments
17
May 3, 2018
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (37-0-1)
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May 3, 2018
Introduced
Reprinted as amended, see S2509
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May 3, 2018
Introduced
Substituted, as amended, for S2326
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #21 (Spilka) adopted
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #23 (Ross) adopted
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #20 (Tarr) adopted
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May 3, 2018
Amended
Amendment #18 (Montigny) rejected
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #17 (Gobi) adopted
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #16 (Tarr) adopted, as amended
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #16.1 (Fattman) adopted
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #11 (Crighton) adopted- see Roll Call #374 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0)
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #10 (Cyr) adopted
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #8 (Cyr) adopted
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #7 (Keenan) adopted
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #6 (O'Connor) adopted- see Roll Call #373 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0)
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #4 (Tarr) adopted
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #3 (Tarr) adopted- see Roll Call #372 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0)
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May 3, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Barrett) adopted
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Apr 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported from the committee Senate Ways and Means
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.