Massachusetts · Bill 873 · 194th General Court

An Act relative to voting rights

H 873 Sponsored by Chynah Tyler 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 Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 873) of Chynah Tyler relative to voting rights for convicted felons. 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 09/16/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in B-1 · Joint Committee on Election Laws
  5. HouseAccompanied a study order, see H5311 (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.