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Bill An Act relative to vital statistics Section 29 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 (see House, No. 4240), which had been returned by Her Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment C of House, No. 4250). July 4, 2025. us/states/ma Massachusetts General Court 194th H 4249 Massachusetts H 4249 (194th)
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Massachusetts H 4249 (194th) — An Act relative to vital statistics

Section 29 contained in the engrossed Bill making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 (see House, No. 4240), which had been returned by Her Excellency the Governor with recommendation of amendment (for message, see Attachment C of House, No. 4250). July 4, 2025.

Version chain

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  1. Bill Text (committee substitute) — source

Sponsors

  • NONE — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2025-07-04 Enacted as section 29 of the General Appropriation Bill, see H4240 passage
  • 2025-07-04 Governor returned to the House with recommendation of amendment
  • 2025-07-04 For message, see H4250, Attachment C
  • 2025-07-10 Referred to the committee on House Bills in the Third Reading referral-committee
  • 2025-10-08 Bills in the Third Reading special report accepted
  • 2025-10-08 Governor's amendment considered (in the form approved by the committee on Bills in the Third Reading)
  • 2025-11-06 Rules suspended
  • 2025-11-06 Governor's amendment adopted amendment-passage
  • 2025-11-10 Emergency preamble adopted
  • 2025-11-10 Emergency preamble adopted
  • 2025-11-12 Re-enacted
  • 2025-11-13 Re-enacted and again laid before the Governor
  • 2025-11-20 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 68 of the Acts of 2025 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c9fef09c-65fa-4708-a936-333651c437d6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Massachusetts legislature records).