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H 4052 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act providing for unlimited free phone calls to incarcerated individuals

Summary
Sections 50, 85 and 111 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2024 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements and for certain permanent improvements (see House, No. 4040), which had been returned by Her Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message see Attachment E of House, No. 4055). August 9, 2023.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2023
Committee Review
Aug 2023
House Passage
Oct 2023
Senate Passage
Oct 2023
Signed into Law
Nov 2023
Introduced Aug 10, 2023 Signed Nov 15, 2023
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
4
Nov 15, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 64 of the Acts of 2023
executive
Oct 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
upper
Oct 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Oct 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in the House amendment
upper
Oct 5, 2023
Amended
Governor's amendment rejected
upper
Sep 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amendment adopted
lower
Sep 27, 2023
Amended
Governor's amendment rejected
lower
Aug 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Aug 10, 2023
Introduced
Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
lower
Aug 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Enacted as sections 50, 85 and 111 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H4040
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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