An Act validating the results of the special election held in the town of Hardwick on January 18, 2025
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Officially: “An Act validating the results of the special election held in the town of Hardwick on January 18, 2025” Read the full text
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194th General Court
Where it is
Read; and referred to the committee on Election Laws · Apr 3, 2025
House
Senate concurred · Apr 7, 2025
Senate
Hearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1 · Apr 28, 2025
Joint
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling · Jul 10, 2025
House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting · Jul 14, 2025
House
Rules suspended · Jul 14, 2025
House
Read second and ordered to a third reading · Jul 14, 2025
House
Read third and passed to be engrossed · Jul 23, 2025
House
Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading · Jul 24, 2025
Senate
Taken out of the Orders of the Day · Aug 14, 2025
Senate
Read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed · Aug 14, 2025
Senate
Enacted · Aug 18, 2025
House
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2025 · Aug 20, 2025
Executive
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Maura T. Healey
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2025 (Aug 20, 2025).