H 3117 Massachusetts House · 192nd Legislature (2021-2022)

An Act designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker Day

Summary

By Ms. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3117) of Michelle L. Ciccolo and others for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart July 8th as Massachusetts Emancipation Day, also to be known as Quock Walker Day, in recognition of the declaration of rights that rendered slavery unconstitutional in the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Oct 2022

House Passage

Oct 2022

Senate Passage

Oct 2022

Signed into Law

Nov 2022

Introduced Mar 29, 2021 Signed Nov 1, 2022

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

15

Key actions

7

Committee

5

Nov 1, 2022

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 255 of the Acts of 2022

executive

Oct 24, 2022

Upper · Passed

Enacted and laid before the Governor

upper

Oct 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

Enacted

lower

Oct 20, 2022

Upper · Passed

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session

upper

Oct 11, 2022

Committee

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

upper

Jan 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting

lower

Dec 27, 2021

Lower · Passed

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

lower

Mar 29, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate concurred

upper

Mar 29, 2021

Committee

Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

lower

1 primary · 16 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Michelle Ciccolo

Fifth Middlesex

Kate Lipper-Garabedian

Lindsay Sabadosa