Massachusetts · Bill 3913 · 193rd General Court

An Act relative to missing Black women and girls in Massachusetts

H 3913 Sponsored by Bud L. Williams Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jun 12, 2023
  2. In committee Jun 12, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

By Representative Williams of Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3913) of Bud L. Williams for legislation to protect Black women and girls in the Commonwealth. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Every action

10 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security · Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing rescheduled to 01/30/2024 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
  4. HouseReporting date extended to Monday April 8, 2024, pending concurrence
  5. SenateSenate concurred
  6. HouseReporting date extended to Wednesday May 8, 2024, pending concurrence
  7. SenateSenate concurred
  8. HouseReporting date extended to Monday June 10, 2024, pending concurrence
  9. SenateSenate concurred
  10. CommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means · House Committee on Ways and Means

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

All 5 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.