An Act relative to public information requests
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 4/2/2026 | House | Accompanied a study order, see H5311↗ (under House Rule 27) |
| — | House | Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order |
| 6/10/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 06/17/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1 |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Election Laws |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J15 | Accompanied | — |
Section 55 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Registrars shall provide to the state secretary a copy of each such voting list required by this section; provided, however that the registration of a voter in the commonwealth’s electronic registration system shall be sufficient to provide the state secretary with the voting list. Any such list shall be a public record in the custody of the state secretary and the state secretary shall respond to any request for regional or statewide voting lists. The request for inspection or copy of such public record shall be governed by chapter 66.
Section 91 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Registrars shall provide to the state secretary a copy of each absentee voting list required by this section. Any such list shall be a public record in the custody of the state secretary and the state secretary shall respond to any request for regional or statewide absentee voting lists. The request for inspection or copy of such public record shall be governed by chapter 66.
Section 91A of said chapter 54, as so appearing is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Registrars shall provide to the state secretary a copy of each specially qualified voter list required by this section. Any such list shall be a public record in the custody of the state secretary and the state secretary shall respond to any request for regional or statewide specially qualified voter lists. The request for inspection or copy of such public record shall be governed by chapter 66.
SECTION 1. Section 55 of chapter 51 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Registrars shall provide to the state secretary a copy of each such voting list required by this section; provided, however that the registration of a voter in the commonwealth’s electronic registration system shall be sufficient to provide the state secretary with the voting list. Any such list shall be a public record in the custody of the state secretary and the state secretary shall respond to any request for regional or statewide voting lists. The request for inspection or copy of such public record shall be governed by chapter 66. SECTION 2. Section 91 of chapter 54 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Registrars shall provide to the state secretary a copy of each absentee voting list required by this section. Any such list shall be a public record in the custody of the state secretary and the state secretary shall respond to any request for regional or statewide absentee voting lists. The request for inspection or copy of such public record shall be governed by chapter 66. SECTION 3. Section 91A of said chapter 54, as so appearing is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- Registrars shall provide to the state secretary a copy of each specially qualified voter list required by this section. Any such list shall be a public record in the custody of the state secretary and the state secretary shall respond to any request for regional or statewide specially qualified voter lists. The request for inspection or copy of such public record shall be governed by chapter 66.