MA H81

Bill

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office

Introduced
02/22/2019

In Committee
04/25/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend the Massachusetts Constitution to allow individuals who have religious or other reasonable objections to swearing an oath to instead be able to affirm their allegiance. The bill removes the requirement that those taking an oath be of the Quaker denomination and replaces the use of "he" with "they" to be more inclusive of all individuals taking the oath or affirmation of public office.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (14)

Dan Cahill (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Mindy Domb (D), Nika Elugardo (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Carlos González (D), Tami Gouveia (D), Mary Keefe (D), Christina Minicucci (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D), Dave Rogers (D), Tommy Vitolo (D),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 12/16/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H81

(8 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H81
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H81.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3208	Resolutions for a United States constitutional amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention	Resolutions reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Similar To
H79	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a constitutional right to health care	Placed on file	Similar To
H80	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to use of gender in the Massachusetts Constitution	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
H82	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the term of judicial officers	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
H83	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings	No further action taken	Similar To
H84	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to define the succession plan for a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
H85	Proposal for a Legislative Amendment to the Constitution to Declare that Corporations are Not People, Money is Not Speech	Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file	Similar To
S2211	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office	Placed on file	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3208

Resolutions for a United States constitutional amendment and a limited amendment proposing convention

Resolutions reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Similar To

H79

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for a constitutional right to health care

Placed on file

Similar To

H80

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to use of gender in the Massachusetts Constitution

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

H82

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the term of judicial officers

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

H83

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution prohibiting eminent domain takings

No further action taken

Similar To

H84

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to define the succession plan for a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

H85

Proposal for a Legislative Amendment to the Constitution to Declare that Corporations are Not People, Money is Not Speech

Proposal for Constitutional Amendment reported adversely by committee and placed on file

Similar To

S2211

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the oaths and affirmations of public office

Placed on file

Similar To

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