Massachusetts House Bill 87

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 27-1-1)
Status: Introduced on February 16 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-09-25 - Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

For legislation to establish a special commission (including members of the General Court) to develop recommendations for supporting investments, policies and practices designed to promote equity in agriculture for socially disadvantaged groups. Agriculture.

Promoting equity in agriculture

Rep. Natalie Blais [D]	Rep. Mindy Domb [D]	Rep. Vanna Howard [D]	Sen. Joanne Comerford [D]
Rep. Hannah Kane [R]	Rep. Susannah Whipps Lee [I]	Rep. William Pignatelli [D]	Rep. Patricia Duffy [D]
Rep. Lindsay Sabadosa [D]	Rep. Carol Doherty [D]	Rep. Michael Kushmerek [D]	Rep. Paul Schmid [D]
Rep. Margaret Scarsdale [D]	Rep. Jon Santiago [D]	Rep. Mary Keefe [D]	Rep. Thomas Stanley [D]
Rep. Paul McMurtry [D]	Rep. Tricia Farley-Bouvier [D]	Rep. James Arena-DeRosa [D]	Rep. Brian Ashe [D]
Rep. Erika Uyterhoeven [D]	Rep. Daniel Cahill [D]	Sen. James Eldridge [D]	Sen. Walter Timilty [D]
Rep. Samantha Montano [D]	Rep. Christine Barber [D]	Rep. Natalie Higgins [D]	Rep. Carlos Gonzalez [D]
Sen. Joan Lovely [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-09-25	House	Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
2023-07-31	House	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Joint Committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently
2023-07-31	House	Accompanied by S41
2023-04-27	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 05/08/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
2023-02-16	Senate	Senate concurred
2023-02-16	House	Referred to the Joint Committee on Agriculture

H94 (Similar To) 2023-04-24 - Hearing scheduled for 05/01/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
S491 (Similar To) 2023-05-05 - Hearing scheduled for 05/15/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
S461 (Similar To) 2023-04-28 - Hearing scheduled for 05/10/2023 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
S2409 (Similar To) 2023-06-29 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
S41 (Replaces) 2023-07-31 - Accompanied H87
S2469 (Similar To) 2023-10-20 - Hearing scheduled for 10/30/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H87
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H87.pdf