2021-2022 Regular Session • Massachusetts Legislature
H4120: Modernizing library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks
Legislative Summary
Relative to library access to electronic books and digital audiobooks. Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development.
Bill History
8/23/2021
Referred to the committee on House Rules
House of Representatives
9/16/2021
Reported, referred to the committee on Joint Rules, reported, rules suspended and referred to the Joint Committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development
House of Representatives
9/20/2021
Senate concurred
Senate
11/10/2021
Hearing scheduled for 11/19/2021 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in Virtual Hearing
Joint Conference
2/3/2022
Reporting date extended to Wednesday June 1, 2022, pending concurrence
House of Representatives
3/28/2022
Senate concurred
Senate
9/6/2022
Accompanied a study order, see H5219
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(8/23/2021)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 19
Republican: 3
Primary Sponsor
Ruth Balser
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (21)
Brian Murray
Democrat
James Kelcourse
Republican
John Barrett
Democrat
Alice Peisch
Democrat
Angelo Puppolo
Democrat
Hannah Kane
Republican
Kay Khan
Democrat
Tommy Vitolo
Democrat
Marcos Devers
Democrat
Joanne Comerford
Democrat
William Pignatelli
Democrat
Eric Lesser
Democrat
Danillo Sena
Democrat
Natalie Higgins
Democrat
Brian Ashe
Democrat
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democrat
Daniel Carey
Democrat
Paul McMurtry
Democrat
Joan Meschino
Democrat
Steven Owens
Democrat
David Vieira
Republican