S 2564 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act amending certain archaic laws

Summary

Senate, July 24, 2025 -- Text of the Senate Bill amending certain archaic laws (Senate, No. 2564) (being the text of Senate, No. 1034, printed as amended)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2025

Committee Review

Sep 2025

Senate Passage

Jul 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jul 24, 2025 Last action Sep 15, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jul 24, 2025

How they voted

40–0

Passed

Total votes 40

Jul 24, 2025

D Democratic35

35 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican5

5 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Sep 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Jul 28, 2025

Committee

Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

lower

Jul 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #62 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)

upper

Jul 24, 2025

Introduced

S1034, reprinted as amended

upper

0 primary · 2 co-sponsors