2021-2022 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H3117: Designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker Day
Legislative Summary
By Ms. Ciccolo of Lexington, a petition of Michelle L. Ciccolo and others for the annual issuance of a proclamation by the Governor setting apart July 8th as Massachusetts Emancipation Day, also to be known as Quock Walker Day, in recognition of the declaration of rights that rendered slavery unconstitutional in the Commonwealth. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.
Bill History
3/29/2021
Referred to the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
House of Representatives
3/29/2021
Senate concurred
Senate
10/29/2021
Hearing scheduled for 11/10/2021 from 10:30 AM-01:30 PM in Virtual Hearing
Joint Conference
12/27/2021
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
House of Representatives
1/3/2022
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
House of Representatives
1/3/2022
Rules suspended
House of Representatives
1/3/2022
Read second and ordered to a third reading
House of Representatives
9/29/2022
Read third and passed to be engrossed
House of Representatives
10/11/2022
Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
Senate
10/20/2022
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session
Senate
10/20/2022
Rules suspended
Senate
10/20/2022
Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed
Senate
10/24/2022
Enacted
House of Representatives
10/24/2022
Enacted and laid before the Governor
Senate
11/1/2022
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 255 of the Acts of 2022
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(11/1/2022)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 17
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Ciccolo
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (16)
Jack Lewis
Democrat
Tram Nguyen
Democrat
Josh Cutler
Democrat
Kate Lipper-Garabedian
Democrat
David Rogers
Democrat
Lindsay Sabadosa
Democrat
Michael Barrett
Democrat
Sean Garballey
Democrat
Tami Gouveia
Democrat
Steven Owens
Democrat
Jason Lewis
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
David LeBoeuf
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Kay Khan
Democrat
Chynah Tyler
Democrat