H 822 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to absentee voting

This bill (H 822) proposes changes to absentee voting procedures under Massachusetts election laws, introduced by Rep. Paul J. Donato. The provided context does not specify the exact mechanisms, provisions, or who the bill directly affects. Without additional details on the proposed changes in the abstract or summary, concrete policy details cannot be described. A full summary of its specific provisions would require access to the bill's text or a more detailed description.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Sep 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Oct 8, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Sep 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Paul Donato
DDemocratic
MA
35th Middlesex