MA H482

Bill

MA H482

Providing for freedom of commerce and personal travel within Massachusetts

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to prohibiting travel of persons from outside the Commonwealth. Covid-19 and Emergency Preparedness and Management.

AI Summary

This bill prohibits the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or any of its political subdivisions from issuing orders that restrict the travel of persons from outside the state into Massachusetts. It stipulates that no person entering the state shall be required to be tested for COVID-19 or be subject to quarantine, and that they cannot be punished for failing to comply with such requirements. The bill also states that it does not conflict with applicable federal law or regulation, and it takes effect immediately upon passage.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (4)

Peter Durant (R)*, Donnie Berthiaume (R), David DeCoste (R), Shawn Dooley (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4968 (on 07/20/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H482

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H482
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H482.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1220	Relative to travel insurance	No further action taken	Similar To
H1376	Relative to manufactured housing	Accompanied a new draft, see H4686	Similar To
H2141	To prevent nonprofit institutions from avoiding wetlands or natural resource protections under the so-called Dover Amendment	Accompanied a study order, see H4933	Similar To
H269	Relative to income calculation for certain benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4905	Similar To
H372	Restricting the sale of certain items at flea markets	Accompanied a study order, see H4880	Similar To
H4968	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
S1113	Establishing a special commission relative to the uniformity of sex offender residency restrictions in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1583	Preserving second amendment rights for medical marijuana patients	Accompanied a study order, see S2762	Similar To
S1585	Relative to change of address for firearm licensing	Accompanied a study order, see S2762	Similar To
S2242	To recover hospitality, visitor and tourism jobs from Covid-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2908	Similar To
S2305	To mitigate the climate impact of private and corporate air travel	Accompanied a study order, see S2522	Similar To
S2398	Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S327	Prohibiting against age discrimination within the public schools	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1220

Relative to travel insurance

No further action taken

Similar To

H1376

Relative to manufactured housing

Accompanied a new draft, see H4686

Similar To

H2141

To prevent nonprofit institutions from avoiding wetlands or natural resource protections under the so-called Dover Amendment

Accompanied a study order, see H4933

Similar To

H269

Relative to income calculation for certain benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4905

Similar To

H372

Restricting the sale of certain items at flea markets

Accompanied a study order, see H4880

Similar To

H4968

Study Order

No further action taken

Replaced by

S1113

Establishing a special commission relative to the uniformity of sex offender residency restrictions in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1583

Preserving second amendment rights for medical marijuana patients

Accompanied a study order, see S2762

Similar To

S1585

Relative to change of address for firearm licensing

Accompanied a study order, see S2762

Similar To

S2242

To recover hospitality, visitor and tourism jobs from Covid-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2908

Similar To

S2305

To mitigate the climate impact of private and corporate air travel

Accompanied a study order, see S2522

Similar To

S2398

Relative to age restrictions for veterans applying to be police officers and firefighters

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S327

Prohibiting against age discrimination within the public schools

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

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