MA S1820

Bill

Relative to the flying of the flag of the Commonwealth at half staff on state buildings and installations

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
05/07/2018

Crossed Over
05/03/2018

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to flying the flag of the Commonwealth at half-staff annually to honor the victims of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

AI Summary

This bill amends the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to require the flag of the Commonwealth to be flown at half-staff on September 11th of each year until sunset in honor of the Americans who perished in the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001. This is intended to commemorate the victims of the 9/11 attacks.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs

Sponsors (3)

Bruce Ayers (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Read second and ordered to a third reading (on 06/04/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1820

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1820
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1820.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1459	Providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States	No further action taken	Similar To
H1483	To reduce the pension fund liability	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H3986	Authorizing the display of flags in condominiums	Accompanied a study order, see H4743	Similar To
H620	Relative to health care cost transparency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4605	Similar To
H906	Relative to reinstituting capital punishment in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4874	Similar To
S1360	Relative to the creation of the Commonwealth technical rescue regions and coordinating council	Accompanied S1380	Similar To
S1471	Relative to funeral and burial expenses	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2012	To provide for the furnishing of suitable flag holders and United States flags for the graves of veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States for the marking and designation of the graves for memorial purposes	Accompanied a study order, see S2420	Similar To
S297	To promote quality physical education	Accompanied a new draft, see H4127	Similar To
S50	Eliminating archaic language pertaining to individuals with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	New draft substituted, see S2594	Similar To
S92	To promote livable communities and zoning reform act	Accompanied a study order, see S2361	Similar To
S93	To promote livable communities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1459

Providing the next of kin of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty with the flags of the Commonwealth and the United States

No further action taken

Similar To

H1483

To reduce the pension fund liability

Accompanied a study order, see H4244

Similar To

H3986

Authorizing the display of flags in condominiums

Accompanied a study order, see H4743

Similar To

H620

Relative to health care cost transparency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4605

Similar To

H906

Relative to reinstituting capital punishment in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4874

Similar To

S1360

Relative to the creation of the Commonwealth technical rescue regions and coordinating council

Accompanied S1380

Similar To

S1471

Relative to funeral and burial expenses

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

Similar To

S2012

To provide for the furnishing of suitable flag holders and United States flags for the graves of veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States for the marking and designation of the graves for memorial purposes

Accompanied a study order, see S2420

Similar To

S297

To promote quality physical education

Accompanied a new draft, see H4127

Similar To

S50

Eliminating archaic language pertaining to individuals with disabilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

New draft substituted, see S2594

Similar To

S92

To promote livable communities and zoning reform act

Accompanied a study order, see S2361

Similar To

S93

To promote livable communities

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

Similar To

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