Massachusetts · Bill 1521 · 193rd General Court

An Act establishing a primary seat belt law

  1. Introduced Feb 16, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 16, 2023
  3. Failed  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

By Mr. Feeney, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1521) of Paul R. Feeney, Hannah Kane, Susannah M. Whipps, Thomas M. Stanley and other members of the General Court for legislation to establish a primary seat belt law. Public Safety and Homeland Security.

Every action

8 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. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 12/11/2023 from 11:00 AM-04:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
  4. SenateReporting date extended to Monday April 8, 2024, pending concurrence
  5. HouseHouse concurred
  6. SenateReporting date extended to Wednesday May 8, 2024, pending concurrence
  7. HouseHouse concurred
  8. SenateAccompanied a study order, see S2776

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 3 Democrats, 2 Republicans, 1 Independent.

All 6 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.