Massachusetts · Bill 813 · 194th General Court

An Act expanding democratic participation

H 813 Sponsored by Mike Connolly Failed

  1. Introduced Feb 27, 2025
  2. Failed  
  3. Passed the House  
  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 Connolly of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 813) of Mike Connolly for legislation to allow persons sixteen or seventeen years of age to vote in local elections and presidential primaries. Election Laws.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeReported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order · Joint Committee on Election Laws
  2. CommitteeReferred to the committee on Election Laws · Joint Committee on Election Laws
  3. SenateSenate concurred
  4. CommitteeHearing scheduled for 05/06/2025 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1 · Joint Committee on Election Laws
  5. HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5253 (under House Rule 27)

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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.