MA S12

Bill

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
05/01/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions. The Judiciary.

AI Summary

This bill proposes a legislative amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution to prohibit the use of initiative petitions to propose constitutional amendments that would restrict the rights to freedom, equality, and the protection of life, liberty, and property as set forth in the state constitution.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (1)

Cynthia Creem (D)*,

Last Action

Placed on file (on 05/01/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S12

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S12
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S12.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H63	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to declare that corporations are not people, money is not speech	No further action	Similar To
H65	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions	No further action	Similar To
H67	Establishing a sick leave bank for Valencia Hadley, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance	Accompanied a new draft, see H70	Similar To
S13	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for term renewal process	Placed on file	Similar To
S1337	Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1638	To increase transparency of taxpayers rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2497	Similar To
S2055	Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions	Placed on file	Similar To
S389	To expand voting rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Similar To
S57	To provide financial assistance for funeral and burial expenses of the deceased to those in need	Accompanied a study order, see S2345	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H63

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to declare that corporations are not people, money is not speech

No further action

Similar To

H65

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions

No further action

Similar To

H67

Establishing a sick leave bank for Valencia Hadley, an employee of the Department of Transitional Assistance

Accompanied a new draft, see H70

Similar To

S13

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution for term renewal process

Placed on file

Similar To

S1337

Establishing the Correctional Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights

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

Similar To

S1638

To increase transparency of taxpayers rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2497

Similar To

S2055

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to the subject matter of initiative petitions

Placed on file

Similar To

S389

To expand voting rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Similar To

S57

To provide financial assistance for funeral and burial expenses of the deceased to those in need

Accompanied a study order, see S2345

Similar To

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