MA H5311

Bill

MA H5311

Study Order

Introduced
04/02/2026

In Committee
04/02/2026

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead

Introduced Session

194th General Court

Bill Summary

Relativerelative to political contributions, voter registration and other related matters.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Committee on Election Laws (Joint)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 04/02/2026)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5311

(53 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5311
BillText	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5311.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3918	Granting the city of Somerville the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for City of Somerville residents aged 16 and 17 years old	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4033	Providing for legal voting rights in municipal elections for non-citizen residents of the city of Somerville	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4095	Granting the town of Conway the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for town of Conway residents aged 16 and 17 years old	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4096	Amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow residents sixteen years of age or older to vote in preliminary and city elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4097	Amending the special act charter of the city of Northampton to allow resident non-citizens to vote in preliminary and city elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4132	To grant the town of Lexington the authority to endow legal residents with local voting rights in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4148	Relative to lawful noncitizen permanent resident voting in the town of Shutesbury	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4190	Authorizing extending local voting rights for lawful permanent residents residing in the city known as the town of Amherst	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4209	Granting the town of Sunderland the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for town of Sunderland residents aged 16 and 17 years old	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4223	Lowering the voting age in municipal elections in the town of Arlington	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4241	Granting the town of Whately the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for town of Whately residents aged 16 and 17 years old	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H4713	Relative to ranked choice voting in the town of Concord	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H799	Decoupling the municipal census from voter registration	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H800	Assuring that polling places are accessible to elderly and physically challenged voters	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H802	Requiring photo ID’s to vote	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H807	To provide to certain employees of the Commonwealth the right to participate collectively in the political process	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H811	Authorizing cities and towns to provide for citizen-funded election campaigns	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H812	Relative to transparent political campaigning	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H815	Relative to town committee elections and membership	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H816	Relative to political contributions	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H817	Relative to the disclosure of the political party offices campaign contributions	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H818	Requiring major policy makers to disclose donations to entities engaging in political activity	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H819	Relative to random placement for candidate names and removal of incumbent information on primary and state ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H821	Promoting political participation	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H824	Relative to political designations	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H826	Relative to candidates for public office reporting public assistance	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H827	Relative to the voting procedures for presidential electors	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H833	Ensuring the election integrity through voter identification	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H834	Establishing same day registration of voters	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H839	Increasing voter registration and participation to help prevent recidivism	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H840	Relative to special election scheduling	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H842	To increase the safety and security of unattended ballot boxes	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H843	Relative to the voting procedures for presidential electors	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H844	Relative to pay-to-play schemes	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H845	Relative to the campaign finance reporting cycle	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H849	Relative to inactive voters and municipal census administration	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H850	Relative to honest online political advertisement disclosure and election interference	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H851	To ensure a complete, accurate, and equitable census count	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H853	Reforming the composition of the boards of registrars of voters	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H857	Increasing voter participation in primary elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H859	To consolidate ballot request notifications	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H863	Establishing same-day voter registration	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H864	Relative to mail-in ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H865	Relative to the qualification of voters	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H867	Relative to bake sales, farmer’s markets, or community festivals by political party committees	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H871	Moving the date of regular primary elections	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H873	Relative to voting rights	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H874	Relative to voting rights restoration	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H875	To limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H877	Relative to how Electoral College votes are delegated	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H878	Relative to public information requests	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H880	Relative to city and town clerks mailing of early voting ballots	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces
H882	Updating political terminology	Accompanied a study order, see H5311 (under House Rule 27)	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H3918

Granting the city of Somerville the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for City of Somerville residents aged 16 and 17 years old