Massachusetts · Bill 13 · 193rd General Court

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to agricultural and horticultural lands

  1. Introduced Feb 9, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 9, 2023
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the House  

What it does

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

By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by proposal, Senate, No. 13) of Joanne M. Comerford, Susannah M. Whipps, Susan Williams Gifford, Hannah Kane and other members of the General Court for a legislative amendment to the Constitution relative to agricultural and horticultural lands. Revenue.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Revenue · Joint Committee on Revenue
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 04/10/2023 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on Revenue
  4. SenateProposal for Constitutional Amendment reported favorably by committee and placed on file
  5. HousePlaced on file, in concurrence
  6. SenateCalled for consideration in the joint session
  7. CommitteeJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, October 11, 2023 · Joint Committee on Revenue
  8. CommitteeJoint session held and recessed to Wednesday, April 10, 2024 · Joint Committee on Revenue
  9. CommitteeJoint session held and recessed to Thursday, November 14, 2024 · Joint Committee on Revenue
  10. CommitteeJoint session held and dissolved · Joint Committee on Revenue

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 4 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 1 Independent.

All 7 cosponsors

From Massachusetts's official records (malegislature.gov/api), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.