An Act ensuring municipal participation of the widest eligible range
Summary
By Messrs. Vargas of Haverhill and Fernandes of Falmouth, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 720) of Andres X. Vargas, Dylan A. Fernandes and others for legislation to lower the voting age for municipal elections. Election Laws.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2019
Last action Jun 29, 2020
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
9
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 16, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Recommitted to the committee on Election Laws
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
lower
0 primary · 50 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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