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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill An Act prohibiting discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles An Act prohibiting discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles us/states/ma Massachusetts General Court 192nd H 4554 Massachusetts H 4554 (192nd)
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Massachusetts H 4554 (192nd) — An Act prohibiting discrimination based on natural and protective hairstyles

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • House Committee on Ways and Means — primary (person)
  • Adam J. Scanlon — cosponsor (person)
  • Adrian C. Madaro — cosponsor (person)
  • Andres X. Vargas — cosponsor (person)
  • Angelo L. D'Emilia — cosponsor (person)
  • Bradley H. Jones, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
  • Brandy Fluker Oakley — cosponsor (person)
  • Bud L. Williams — cosponsor (person)
  • Carmine Lawrence Gentile — cosponsor (person)
  • Carolyn C. Dykema — cosponsor (person)
  • Christina A. Minicucci — cosponsor (person)
  • Christine P. Barber — cosponsor (person)
  • Chynah Tyler — cosponsor (person)
  • Colleen M. Garry — cosponsor (person)
  • Daniel J. Ryan — cosponsor (person)
  • Daniel R. Carey — cosponsor (person)
  • Danillo A. Sena — cosponsor (person)
  • David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf — cosponsor (person)
  • David T. Vieira — cosponsor (person)
  • Dylan A. Fernandes — cosponsor (person)
  • Edward R. Philips — cosponsor (person)
  • Erika Uyterhoeven — cosponsor (person)
  • Jack Patrick Lewis — cosponsor (person)
  • John Barrett, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Kate Lipper-Garabedian — cosponsor (person)
  • Kathleen R. LaNatra — cosponsor (person)
  • Kay Khan — cosponsor (person)
  • Kevin G. Honan — cosponsor (person)
  • Kip A. Diggs — cosponsor (person)
  • Lindsay N. Sabadosa — cosponsor (person)
  • Lori A. Ehrlich — cosponsor (person)
  • Lydia Edwards — cosponsor (person)
  • Marcos A. Devers — cosponsor (person)
  • Mary S. Keefe — cosponsor (person)
  • Meghan Kilcoyne — cosponsor (person)
  • Michael S. Day — cosponsor (person)
  • Michelle M. DuBois — cosponsor (person)
  • Mike Connolly — cosponsor (person)
  • Mindy Domb — cosponsor (person)
  • Natalie M. Blais — cosponsor (person)
  • Natalie M. Higgins — cosponsor (person)
  • Nika C. Elugardo — cosponsor (person)
  • Orlando Ramos — cosponsor (person)
  • Patricia A. Duffy — cosponsor (person)
  • Patrick M. O'Connor — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul J. Donato — cosponsor (person)
  • Peter Capano — cosponsor (person)
  • Rebecca L. Rausch — cosponsor (person)
  • Sal N. DiDomenico — cosponsor (person)
  • Sarah K. Peake — cosponsor (person)
  • Sean Garballey — cosponsor (person)
  • Steven C. Owens — cosponsor (person)
  • Steven G. Xiarhos — cosponsor (person)
  • Steven Ultrino — cosponsor (person)
  • Susan L. Moran — cosponsor (person)
  • Tami L. Gouveia — cosponsor (person)
  • Thomas M. Stanley — cosponsor (person)
  • Timothy R. Whelan — cosponsor (person)
  • Tommy Vitolo — cosponsor (person)
  • Tram T. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
  • Tricia Farley-Bouvier — cosponsor (person)
  • Vanna Howard — cosponsor (person)
  • Walter F. Timilty — cosponsor (person)
  • William C. Galvin — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2022-03-17 Reported from the committee on House Ways and Means
  • 2022-03-17 Pending new draft of H1907
  • 2022-03-17 New draft of H1907
  • 2022-03-17 Ordered to a third reading, rules suspended and read third reading-3
  • 2022-03-17 Passed to be engrossed - 155 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 157 ) passage
  • 2022-03-24 Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means referral-committee
  • 2022-03-28 Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, inserting in place thereof the text of S2796 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2022-03-28 Order relative to subject matter adopted
  • 2022-03-28 Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 31, 2022
  • 2022-03-31 Read second reading-2
  • 2022-03-31 Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2796 amendment-passage
  • 2022-03-31 Ordered to a third reading
  • 2022-03-31 Read third reading-3
  • 2022-03-31 Reprinted as amended, see S2808
  • 2022-03-31 Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #140 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0) passage
  • 2022-04-04 Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading referral-committee
  • 2022-07-14 Rules suspended
  • 2022-07-14 House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment, see House document numbered 5028
  • 2022-07-14 Rules suspended
  • 2022-07-14 Senate concurred in the House amendment
  • 2022-07-14 Enacted passage
  • 2022-07-18 Enacted and laid before the Governor passage
  • 2022-07-26 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 117 of the Acts of 2022 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/15d93081-6c70-44ba-aced-63cf78febbfb. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).