An Act changing the timing of preliminary elections in the city known as the town of Agawam to eight weeks preceding regular elections
This bill proposes to change the schedule for preliminary elections in the town of Agawam, moving them from their current date to exactly eight weeks before the regular November election. The change would allow voters in Agawam to nominate candidates for local offices earlier in the election cycle. Because this alters the town's charter, the bill requires approval from the town's voters during the 2023 regular election before the new timing takes effect in 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
Committee Review
Sep 2023
House Passage
Sep 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
Signed into Law
Sep 2023
Introduced Jul 27, 2023
Signed Sep 27, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
9
Committee
4
Sep 27, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 46 of the Acts of 2023
executive
Sep 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Sep 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Sep 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate amendment
lower
Sep 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Sep 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read second, amended, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
upper
Sep 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Sep 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Sep 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Jul 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Jul 27, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Election Laws
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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