MA S2399

Bill

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Election Laws to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to election laws issues

Introduced
04/04/2018

In Committee
04/05/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

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AI Summary

This bill authorizes and directs the Joint Committee on Election Laws to investigate and study certain current Senate documents related to election laws issues. The documents being studied cover a wide range of topics, from Senate documents numbered 365 to 401, as well as 2052 and 2069. This investigation and study aims to provide the legislature with a comprehensive understanding of current election laws and potential areas for improvement or reform.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Last Action

Reported (in part) by S2069 (on 04/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2399

(45 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2399
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S2399.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H4861	Public health	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Similar To
S1368	Regulating the closure of state correctional facilities	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1413	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S2052	To fairly fund early voting	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S2069	Providing for recall elections in the town of Uxbridge	New draft substituted, see S2589	Replaces
S2242	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2254	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to state tourism accountability	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S2256	Commissioning a study of vocational education	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2258	Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth	Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2358	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation matters	Reported (in part) by S2006	Similar To
S276	Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2258	Similar To
S365	Restoring financial transparency in presidential elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S366	Relative to early voting in municipal elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S367	Allowing election day registration	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S368	To modernize voter registration and jury pool lists	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S370	To establish sticky voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S371	Establishing election day registration	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S372	To enhance reporting requirements for candidates and committees	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S374	Establishing voter identification procedures	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S375	Promoting political participation	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S376	Relative to corporations, shareholders, and political expenditures	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S377	Relative to election officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S378	Enhancing transparency in campaign finance	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S380	Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in city or town elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S381	Relative to fair elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S382	Relating to contribution fairness	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S383	Relative to voter information privacy	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S384	Establishing open ballot primaries in the commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S385	Relative to the Public Office Liability and Safety Act (POLS Act)	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S387	Resolutions calling on Congress to abolish the Electoral College and allow for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S388	For political party endorsement reform	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S389	To expand voting rights	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S391	For Primary Election Reform	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S392	For parity in all organizational and non-individual campaign contributions	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S393	Relative to election ballots	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S394	To limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S395	Relative to campaign finance during special elections	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S396	Relative to unfunded election audits	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S397	Requiring photo identification to receive a ballot	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S398	Relative to campaign contribution cycles	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S399	Relative to ballot modernization	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S400	To remove unfair incumbent advantage from the ballot and to change "unenrolled" to "Unaffiliated"	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S401	Relative to the application for a convention of the states under article v of the constitution of the United States	Accompanied a study order, see S2399	Replaces
S403	Establishing a commission to study dredging needs for recreational boating in commonwealth waterways	Accompanied a study order, see S2489	Similar To
S609	To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H4861

Public health

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Similar To

S1368

Regulating the closure of state correctional facilities

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

Similar To

S1413

Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to the effects of the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset in Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see S2491

Similar To

S2052

To fairly fund early voting

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S2069

Providing for recall elections in the town of Uxbridge

New draft substituted, see S2589

Replaces

S2242

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2254

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development to make an investigation and study of a certain current Senate document relative to state tourism accountability

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

S2256

Commissioning a study of vocational education

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2258

Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth

Referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2358

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Transportation to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to transportation matters

Reported (in part) by S2006

Similar To

S276

Calling for a comprehensive study of vocational education in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a new draft, see S2258

Similar To

S365

Restoring financial transparency in presidential elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S366

Relative to early voting in municipal elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S367

Allowing election day registration

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S368

To modernize voter registration and jury pool lists

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S370

To establish sticky voter registration for registered voters who move within the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S371

Establishing election day registration

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S372

To enhance reporting requirements for candidates and committees

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S374

Establishing voter identification procedures

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S375

Promoting political participation

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S376

Relative to corporations, shareholders, and political expenditures

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S377

Relative to election officers

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S378

Enhancing transparency in campaign finance

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S380

Providing a local option for ranked choice voting in city or town elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S381

Relative to fair elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S382

Relating to contribution fairness

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S383

Relative to voter information privacy

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S384

Establishing open ballot primaries in the commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S385

Relative to the Public Office Liability and Safety Act (POLS Act)

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S387

Resolutions calling on Congress to abolish the Electoral College and allow for the direct election of the President and Vice President by the popular vote of all citizens of the United States

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S388

For political party endorsement reform

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S389

To expand voting rights

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S391

For Primary Election Reform

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S392

For parity in all organizational and non-individual campaign contributions

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S393

Relative to election ballots

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S394

To limit political spending by foreign-influenced corporations

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S395

Relative to campaign finance during special elections

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S396

Relative to unfunded election audits

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S397

Requiring photo identification to receive a ballot

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S398

Relative to campaign contribution cycles

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S399

Relative to ballot modernization

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S400

To remove unfair incumbent advantage from the ballot and to change "unenrolled" to "Unaffiliated"

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S401

Relative to the application for a convention of the states under article v of the constitution of the United States

Accompanied a study order, see S2399

Replaces

S403

Establishing a commission to study dredging needs for recreational boating in commonwealth waterways

Accompanied a study order, see S2489

Similar To

S609

To study disparities in health care resulting from changes in marital status

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

Similar To

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