MA H1978 | 2025-2026 | 194th General Court
Note: Legislation replaced by H4637
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-10-23 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4637
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-10-23 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4637
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Relative to the responsible use of certain advanced robotic technologies. The Judiciary.
Title
To ensure the responsible use of advanced robotic technologies
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-23 | House | Accompanied a new draft, see H4637 |
| 2025-10-20 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-08:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2025-07-15 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-08:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 2025-07-15 | Joint | Hearing rescheduled to 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-06:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual Hearing updated to New End Time |
| 2025-07-07 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the Joint Committee on The Judiciary |
Same As/Similar To
H4637 (Replaced by) 2026-05-19 - New draft substituted, see H5444
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1978 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1978.pdf |
