MA S930

Bill

Relative to archaic laws

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
02/10/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to archaic laws. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill aims to repeal or amend several archaic laws in Massachusetts. Specifically, it repeals sections of the General Laws related to the observance of the Lord's day, profane swearing, illegal gaming, certain moral offenses, and other outdated provisions. The bill modernizes the law by removing these outdated and potentially unconstitutional provisions from the state's statutes.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (2)

Will Brownsberger (D)*, Mike Moore (D),

Last Action

New draft substituted, see S2956 (on 06/30/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S930

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S930
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S930.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3142	Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws	No further action taken	Similar To
H3637	Resolutions urging the Congress of the United States to update the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 and remove excessive training requirements mandated for obtaining a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine	No further action taken	Similar To
H4008	Repealing certain tax expenditures	Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S1026	Strengthening identity theft laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1105	Updating hunter harassment laws	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1110	Updating the Commonwealth's wiretap statutes	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1330	To repeal Chapter 404 of the Acts of 2008	Accompanied H2190	Similar To
S1361	Amending the Newbury general by-laws from board of selectmen to select board	Accompanied a new draft, see S2451	Similar To
S1433	To repeal the state menthol ban	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1813	Improving the fairness of our tax laws	Accompanied a study order, see H5247	Similar To
S1862	Abolishing the death tax	Accompanied a study order, see H5245	Similar To
S1932	Improving the tax administrative laws of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2743	Similar To
S2032	Relative to removing the term hearing impaired from the general laws	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2451	Amending the Newbury general by-laws from board of selectmen to select board	New draft substituted, see S2875	Similar To
S2513	Relative to the select board of the town of Goshen	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 234 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S2956	Relative to archaic laws	Reprinted as amended, see S2979	Replaced by
S2979	Relative to archaic laws	No further action taken	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3142

Relative to the definition of fraud in public construction bid laws

No further action taken

Similar To

H3637

Resolutions urging the Congress of the United States to update the Drug Addiction Treatment Act of 2000 and remove excessive training requirements mandated for obtaining a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine

No further action taken

Similar To

H4008

Repealing certain tax expenditures

Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

S1026

Strengthening identity theft laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1105

Updating hunter harassment laws

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1110

Updating the Commonwealth's wiretap statutes

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

S1330

To repeal Chapter 404 of the Acts of 2008

Accompanied H2190

Similar To

S1361

Amending the Newbury general by-laws from board of selectmen to select board

Accompanied a new draft, see S2451

Similar To

S1433

To repeal the state menthol ban

Accompanied a study order, see S2692

Similar To

S1813

Improving the fairness of our tax laws

Accompanied a study order, see H5247

Similar To

S1862

Abolishing the death tax

Accompanied a study order, see H5245

Similar To

S1932

Improving the tax administrative laws of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2743

Similar To

S2032

Relative to removing the term hearing impaired from the general laws

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2451

Amending the Newbury general by-laws from board of selectmen to select board

New draft substituted, see S2875

Similar To

S2513

Relative to the select board of the town of Goshen

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 234 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S2956

Relative to archaic laws

Reprinted as amended, see S2979

Replaced by

S2979

Relative to archaic laws

No further action taken

Similar To

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