An Act to strengthen laws combatting human trafficking and protecting survivors of modern-day slavery
Summary
SENATE, Thursday, July 12, 2018 - The committee on Rules, to whom was referred the petitions (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 905) of Mark C. Montigny, Patricia A. Haddad, Sal N. DiDomenico, Richard J. Ross and other members of the General Court for legislation to strengthen laws combatting human trafficking and protecting survivors of modern-day slavery; and (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 906) Mark C. Montigny, Patricia A. Haddad, Sal N. DiDomenico, James M. Cantwell and other members of the General Court for legislation to enhance the lives of survivors of human trafficking,- reports the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 2598).
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2018
Committee Review
Jul 2018
Senate Passage
Jul 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jul 12, 2018
Last action Jul 23, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jul 19, 2018
How they voted
37–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 38
Jul 19, 2018
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican7
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Jul 23, 2018
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Jul 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #458 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0)
upper
Jul 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #4 (Montigny) adopted
upper
Jul 19, 2018
Upper · Passed
Amendment #1 (Gobi) adopted -see Roll Call #457 (Yeas 37 to Nays 0)
upper
Jul 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Order relative to subject matter adopted
upper
Jul 12, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported from the committee on Senate Rules
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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