MA S422

Bill

MA S422

To ensure a complete, accurate, and equitable census count

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to ensure a complete, accurate, and equitable census count. Election Laws.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Massachusetts Census Equity Commission to ensure a complete, accurate, and equitable census count in the state. The commission will develop and implement census outreach programs to increase awareness, educate residents, and engage underrepresented communities, with a focus on traditionally undercounted groups like communities of color, immigrants, low-income individuals, and the homeless. The commission will provide regular reports to the state government on its activities and recommendations for improving the census process. The bill also requires the state to allocate at least 40% of census outreach funding to these underrepresented communities.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (11)

Joseph Boncore (D), Michelle Ciccolo (D), Paul Feeney (D), Barry Finegold (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Russell Holmes (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Tram Nguyen (D), Denise Provost (D), Becca Rausch (D), Maria Robinson (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2544 (on 02/18/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S422

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S422
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S422.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1378	Regulating sex offender registration in the 21st century	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1503	Further regulating the appointment of certain guardians	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1663	To clarify the earned sick time statute	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H2292	To reform civil service exams	Accompanied a study order, see H4722	Similar To
H4001	Relative to hemp and hemp products in the commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see H4528	Similar To
S112	Relative to safe application and removal of body art	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1342	Further regulating hospitals	Accompanied a study order, see S2547	Similar To
S2357	Regulating flavored tobacco products	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2447	Regulating central service technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2544	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Election Laws to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to election laws issues	Reported (in part) by S416	Replaced by

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