Legislative Research: MA S197 | 2017-2018 | 190th 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 Karen Spilka MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
| [Senator Eric Lesser MA] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
MA S197 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. (2018, April 23). LegiScan. Retrieved July 14, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S197/2017
MLA
"MA S197 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 23 Apr. 2018. Web. 14 Jul. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S197/2017>.
Chicago
"MA S197 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court." April 23, 2018 LegiScan. Accessed July 14, 2026. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S197/2017.
Turabian
LegiScan. MA S197 | 2017-2018 | 190th General Court. 23 April 2018. https://legiscan.com/MA/bill/S197/2017 (accessed July 14, 2026).
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S192 | Similar To | 2018-02-05 | Creating the Home Works Program | Accompanied a new draft, see S2281 |
| S1360 | Similar To | 2018-07-18 | Relative to the creation of the Commonwealth technical rescue regions and coordinating council | Accompanied S1380 |
| S1636 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Relative to a job creation tax credit | Accompanied a study order, see S2497 |
| S1660 | Similar To | 2018-04-30 | Creating an incentive for job creation | Accompanied a study order, see S2497 |
| S1983 | Similar To | 2018-02-12 | Resolve relative to a special VFW Parkway master plan commission | Resolve reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means |
| H1707 | Similar To | 2019-01-01 | Resolve providing for the creation of a special commission relative to the seal and motto of the Commonwealth | No further action taken |
| H1785 | Similar To | 2019-01-01 | Relative to the architect laureate | No further action taken |
| H1490 | Similar To | 2018-02-22 | Restoring the harbors and inland waters maintenance fund | Accompanied a study order, see H4244 |
| H1065 | Similar To | 2018-05-24 | Relative to creating intensive stabilization and treatment units within the Department of Mental Health | Accompanied a study order, see H4528 |
| S2470 | Replaced by | 2018-05-14 | Relative to innovative communities | Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules |
Massachusetts State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S197 |
| Text | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S197.pdf |
