Massachusetts Senate Bill 579 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on March 29 2021 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-06-09 - Accompanied a new draft, see S2896
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

For legislation to reduce single-use plastics from the environment. Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture.

To reduce single-use plastics from the environment

Sen. Jason Lewis [D]	Sen. Joanne Comerford [D]	Sen. James Eldridge [D]	Sen. Julian Cyr [D]
Sen. Patrick O'Connor [R]	Rep. Nika Elugardo [D]	Sen. Michael Barrett [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-06-09	Senate	Accompanied a new draft, see S2896
2022-05-24	Senate	Senate concurred
2022-05-16	House	Reporting date extended to Friday May 27, 2022, pending concurrence
2022-04-28	Senate	Senate concurred
2022-04-04	House	Reporting date extended to Thursday May 12, 2022, pending concurrence
2022-03-03	Senate	Senate concurred
2022-02-07	House	Reporting date extended to Thursday March 31, 2022, pending concurrence
2021-06-15	Joint	Hearing scheduled for 06/22/2021 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
2021-03-29	House	House concurred
2021-03-29	Senate	Referred to the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture

S1465 (Similar To) 2022-02-16 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4465
S525 (Similar To) 2022-06-09 - Accompanied a new draft, see S2895
H1577 (Similar To) 2022-06-09 - Accompanied a study order, see H4844
H902 (Similar To) 2022-06-02 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4826
S2483 (Similar To) 2022-02-14 - Accompanied a study order, see S2692
H869 (Similar To) 2022-06-02 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4827
S1990 (Similar To) 2022-03-10 - Accompanied a study order, see S2743
H907 (Similar To) 2022-06-02 - Accompanied a new draft, see H4827
H2355 (Similar To) 2022-09-06 - Accompanied a study order, see H5035
S1989 (Similar To) 2022-10-03 - Accompanied a study order, see H5248
S2001 (Similar To) 2022-10-03 - Accompanied a study order, see H5248
S534 (Similar To) 2022-03-03 - Accompanied a study order, see S2734
S1277 (Similar To) 2022-09-08 - Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
S2131 (Similar To) 2022-08-08 - Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
H4827 (Similar To) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken
S2896 (Replaced by) 2022-06-09 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
H4826 (Similar To) 2023-01-03 - No further action taken
S2895 (Similar To) 2022-06-09 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S579
Text	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S579.pdf