Massachusetts · Bill 1649 · 194th General Court

An Act concerning furnishing transcripts of notes and fees

H 1649 Sponsored by Marjorie C. Decker In committee

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 27, 2025
  3. Passed the House Next
  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 Representatives Decker of Cambridge and McMurtry of Dedham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1649) of Marjorie C. Decker, Jennifer Balinsky Armini and others relative to furnishing transcripts of notes and fees. The Judiciary.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReferred to the committee on The Judiciary · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  2. SenateSenate concurred
  3. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  4. CommitteeAccompanied a new draft, see H4370 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary
  5. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 04/08/2025 from 01:00 PM-02:30 PM in A-2 · Joint Committee on the Judiciary

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 0 on the floor, 1 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Committee votes

DateWhereQuestionResult
Jul 21, 2025 Joint Committee on the Judiciary Committee report: Accompanied (H1649, "An Act concerning furnishing transcripts of notes and fees")
Members

Yes · 11

 11–0

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 18 cosponsors: 12 Democrats, 6 Republicans.

All 18 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.