Legislative Research: MA S197 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 194th General Court (Introduced) | For legislation to protect reproductive health access, LGBTQ lives, religious liberty, and freedom of movement by banning the sale of cell phone location information. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [S197 2025 Detail][S197 2025 Text][S197 2025 Comments] | 2025-05-12 Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2023-2024 193rd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to protect consumer rights in purchasing safe and habitable homes. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [S197 2023 Detail][S197 2023 Text][S197 2023 Comments] | 2023-10-19 Accompanied a new draft, see S2474 |
| 2021-2022 192nd General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to ban the advertisement of alcohol and marijuana on billboards. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [S197 2021 Detail][S197 2021 Text][S197 2021 Comments] | 2022-02-07 Accompanied a study order, see S2666 |
| 2019-2020 191st General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to protect consumers of sign language and oral interpretation and transliteration. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [S197 2019 Detail][S197 2019 Text][S197 2019 Comments] | 2020-05-07 Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| 2017-2018 190th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation to create an innovative communities program. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. [S197 2017 Detail][S197 2017 Text][S197 2017 Comments] | 2018-04-23 Accompanied a new draft, see S2470 |
| 2015-2016 189th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to self-service storage facilities. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [S197 2015 Detail][S197 2015 Text][S197 2015 Comments] | 2016-06-23 Accompanied a study order, see S2357 |
| 2013-2014 188th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to gaming. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. [S197 2013 Detail][S197 2013 Text][S197 2013 Comments] | 2014-09-02 Accompanied a study order, see H4434 |
| 2011-2012 187th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to an English language learner's program in the public schools. Education. [S197 2011 Detail][S197 2011 Text][S197 2011 Comments] | 2012-07-16 Accompanied a study order, see S2347 |
| 2009-2010 186th General Court (Introduced - Dead) | For legislation relative to food produced from cloned animals [S197 2009 Detail][S197 2009 Text][S197 2009 Comments] | 2010-06-02 Accompanied a study order, see S2467 |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Massachusetts S197] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Senator James Timilty MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S197 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. (2016, June 23). LegiScan. Retrieved July 09, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S197/2015
MLA
"MA S197 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 23 Jun. 2016. Web. 09 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S197/2015>.
Chicago
"MA S197 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court." June 23, 2016 LegiScan. Accessed July 09, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S197/2015.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S197 | 2015-2016 | 189th General Court. 23 June 2016. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S197/2015 (accessed July 09, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S2357 | Replaced by | 2016-06-27 | Consumer protection and professional licensure | Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules |
| S158 | Similar To | 2016-06-23 | To regulate the sale and use of microwave ovens | Accompanied a study order, see S2357 |
| S2233 | Similar To | 2017-01-11 | Relative to self-storage insurance | Signed by the Governor, Chapter 401 of the Acts of 2016 |
| S759 | Similar To | 2016-04-04 | Relative to the profits from crime | Accompanied a study order, see S2204 |
| S533 | Similar To | 2016-04-28 | Relative to self-storage insurance | New draft substituted, as amended, see S2233 |
| S1609 | Similar To | 2016-05-12 | Eliminating the motor vehicle excise tax in the fifth and succeeding years | Accompanied a study order, see S2290 |
| S183 | Similar To | 2016-02-04 | Relative to mobile spas | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S197 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S197.pdf |
