MA S61 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-03 - Proposal rejected -see Senate Roll Call #235 (6 YEAS to 31 NAYS) and -see House Roll Call #196 (43 YEAS to 109 NAYS)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-02-03 - Proposal rejected -see Senate Roll Call #235 (6 YEAS to 31 NAYS) and -see House Roll Call #196 (43 YEAS to 109 NAYS)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
By Mr. Tarr, a petition of Bruce E. Tarr, Leonard Mirra, Viriato M. deMacedo, Donald F. Humason, Jr. and others for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to require a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Title
Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution requiring a supermajority vote for the utilization of rainy day funds
Sponsors
| Sen. Bruce Tarr [R] | Rep. Leonard Mirra [R] | Sen. Viriato deMacedo [R] | Sen. Donald Humason [R] |
| Sen. Robert Hedlund [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-03 | Joint | Proposal rejected -see Senate Roll Call #235 (6 YEAS to 31 NAYS) and -see House Roll Call #196 (43 YEAS to 109 NAYS) |
| 2016-02-03 | Joint | Read twice |
| 2015-05-13 | Joint | Joint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 21, 2015 |
| 2015-05-12 | Senate | Called for consideration in the joint session |
| 2015-05-11 | House | Placed on file |
| 2015-04-30 | Senate | Placed on file |
| 2015-04-30 | Senate | Committee recommended ought NOT to pass |
| 2015-04-24 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 04/27/2015 from 03:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 |
| 2015-04-15 | House | House concurred |
| 2015-04-15 | Senate | Referred to the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight |
Same As/Similar To
S635 (Similar To) 2016-07-05 - Accompanied a study order, see S2381
S681 (Similar To) 2016-04-07 - Accompanied a study order, see S2214
S1569 (Similar To) 2016-05-12 - Accompanied a study order, see S2290
S682 (Similar To) 2016-04-07 - Accompanied a study order, see S2214
S1791 (Similar To) 2016-07-05 - Accompanied a study order, see S2388
S681 (Similar To) 2016-04-07 - Accompanied a study order, see S2214
S1569 (Similar To) 2016-05-12 - Accompanied a study order, see S2290
S682 (Similar To) 2016-04-07 - Accompanied a study order, see S2214
S1791 (Similar To) 2016-07-05 - Accompanied a study order, see S2388
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S61 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S61.pdf |
