Massachusetts · Bill 7 · 193rd General Court

Proposal for a legislative amendment to the Constitution establishing an independent redistricting commission

S 7 Sponsored by James B. Eldridge Failed

  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 Mr. Eldridge, a petition (accompanied by proposal, Senate, No. 7) of James B. Eldridge for a legislative amendment to the Constitution to establish an independent redistricting commission. Election Laws.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Election Laws · Joint Committee on Election Laws
  2. HouseHouse concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 04/06/2023 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 · Joint Committee on Election Laws
  4. SenateProposal for Constitutional Amendment ought not to pass (under Joint Rule 23) and placed on file
  5. HousePlaced on file, in concurrence

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

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.