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The legislature consists of two groups of elected individuals: the Senate and the House of Representatives. [2] It convenes in Boston at the State House starting in January 2025 and is expected to continue through the end of December 2026, during the third and fourth years of the governorship of Maura Healey .
In January 2024, a bill unanimously passed the Massachusetts Senate to repeal the archaic 400 year old laws criminalizing gay sex. The bill is awaiting a vote within the Massachusetts House of Representatives. [19] [1] Massachusetts is the only state in New England which has not legislatively repealed its sodomy laws. Michigan and Massachusetts ...
A similar measure failed to get a vote in the House last year; advocates believe this year will be different.
The 2024 Massachusetts State Senate election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, with the primary election held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. [1] Massachusetts voters elected all 40 members of the State Senate to serve two-year terms in the Massachusetts General Court. [2] The election coincided with United States national elections and ...
Massachusetts House and Senate negotiators have released a compromise version of a sweeping gun bill that supporters say builds on the state's existing gun laws, including a crackdown on difficult ...
August 6 – Massachusetts District Judge Richard Stearns rules that Harvard University must face a lawsuit accusing the university of intentionally ignoring requests for safety from Jewish students following "severe and pervasive harassment" on campus, while also calling the university's claims that antisemitic acts are protected under the ...
The state Senate in Massachusetts has passed a wide-ranging bill curtailing the use of plastics, including barring the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies. The bill, approved ...
The Massachusetts General Court took up the repeal of the 1913 law the next month. On July 15, the Massachusetts Senate voted to repeal it on a unanimous voice vote. [142] [143] The House approved the legislation on July 29, 2008 on a 118 to 35 vote, [144] [145] and Governor Deval Patrick signed the bill into law on July 31. It took effect ...