MA H3863

Bill

Relative to reprecincting

Introduced
06/09/2021

In Committee
07/26/2021

Crossed Over
07/09/2021

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to reprecincting (House, No. 3863); reports, recommending that the same ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of Senate document numbered 2489.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a process for cities and towns to complete, approve, and submit new voting ward and precinct divisions to the Local Election Districts Review Commission within 30 days of the enactment of legislation dividing the Commonwealth into new congressional, senatorial, representative, and councillor districts. The bill sets deadlines for this process, empowers the Commission to intervene if cities or towns fail to meet the deadlines, and requires the Commission to provide electronic geographic and written descriptions of the new ward and precinct boundaries to the state legislature. The bill also allows the Commission to promulgate rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the act.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (4)

Mike Moran (D), Dave Rogers (D), Lindsay Sabadosa (D), Paul Tucker (D),

Other Sponsors (1)

House Committee on Ways and Means (H)

Last Action

Reported by H4118 (on 09/20/2021)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3863

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3863
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3863.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1402	Relative to manufactured housing communities	Accompanied S904	Similar To
H1649	Relative to certain habitual offenders	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2466	Relative to electronic defensive devices	Accompanied a study order, see H5190	Similar To
H3457	Relative to electric bicycles	Accompanied a new draft, see H4676	Similar To
H3991	Relative to pesticides	Accompanied a new draft, see H4600	Similar To
H4118	Relative to reprecincting	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 56 of the Acts of 2021	Replaces
H4123	Relative to the Nantucket Audit Committee	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 97 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
H4931	Relative to pesticides	No further action taken	Similar To
H759	Relative to absentee ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
H820	Relative to reprecincting	New draft substituted, see H3863	Replaces
S455	Relative to political contributions	Accompanied a study order, see H5026	Similar To
S882	Relative to affordable housing	Accompanied a study order, see H5276	Similar To

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