MA H4246 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court

Note: Replaces legislation H656

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on September 24 2009 - 100% progression
Action: 2009-09-24 - Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2009
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Filling a temporary vacancy in the United State Senate

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Title

Relative to filling a temporary vacancy in the United States Senate.

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History

DateChamberAction
2009-09-24 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 92 of the Acts of 2009
2009-09-23 Laid before the Governor
2009-09-23 Enacted 24 YEAS to 16 NAYS (See Senate Roll Call, No. 138)
2009-09-23 Motion to reconsider negatived 19 YEAS to 136 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-23 Motion for second legislative day adopted 135 YEAS to 17 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-23 Motion to reconsider pending and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2009-09-23 Enacted 95 YEAS to 59 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement,
2009-09-23 Emergency preamble rejected 95 YEAS to 59 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement,
2009-09-23 Quorum roll call 154 members in attendance [See Yea and Nay in Sup
2009-09-22 Passed to be engrossed 24 YEAS to 16 NAYS (See Senate Roll Call, No. 137)
2009-09-22 Read third
2009-09-22 Ordered to a third reading
2009-09-22 Amendment rejected 7 YEAS to 32 NAYS (See Senate Roll Call, No. 136)
2009-09-22 Amendment (Tisei) rejected 7 YEAS to 32 NAYS (See Senate Roll Call, No. 135)
2009-09-22 Amendment (Hedlund) rejected
2009-09-22 Motion to lay on the table negatived
2009-09-21 Motion to lay on the table pending and postponed to the next session
2009-09-21 Motion to lay on the table negatived
2009-09-18 Motion to lay on the table pending and postponed to the next session
2009-09-18 Read second
2009-09-17 Order relative to subject adopted
2009-09-17 Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Committee On Ethics and Rules
2009-09-17 Motion to suspend rules negatived
2009-09-17 Motion to reconsider negatived 17 YEAS to 138 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-17 Third legislative day
2009-09-17 Order adopted, motion to adjourn (third legislative day) 135 YEAS to 19 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-17 Motion to reconsider pending and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2009-09-17 Passed to be engrossed 95 YEAS to 59 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement,
2009-09-17 Rule 1A suspended 133 YEAS to 20 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-17 Quorum roll call 148 members in attendance [See Yea and Nay in Sup
2009-09-17 Amendment rejected 32 YEAS to 123 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-17 Amendment rejected 20 YEAS to 134 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-17 Read third
2009-09-17 Motion to reconsider negatived 18 YEAS to 139 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-17 Second legislative day
2009-09-17 Order adopted, motion to adjourn (second legislative day) 136 YEAS to 18 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-17 Motion to reconsider pending and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
2009-09-17 Ordered to a third reading 99 YEAS to 58 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement,
2009-09-17 Amendment rejected
2009-09-17 Amendment adopted 90 YEAS to 68 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement,
2009-09-17 Amendment laid aside on a point of order
2009-09-17 Decision of the Chair sustained on appeal 140 YEAS to 18 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-17 Point of order well taken
2009-09-17 Amendment pending
2009-09-17 Decision of the Chair sustained on appeal 141 YEAS to 17 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-17 Amendment laid aside
2009-09-17 Amendment pending
2009-09-17 Read second
2009-09-17 Rules suspended 140 YEAS to 17 NAYS (See Yea and Nay in Supplement
2009-09-16 Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading
2009-09-16 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Committee On Steering, Policy and Scheduling
2009-09-16 New draft of H656
2009-09-16 Reported from the committee on Joint Committee on Election Laws

Same As/Similar To

H656 (Replaces) 2009-09-16 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4246

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