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HB 1706 Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===

repealing the refugee resettlement program in the department of health and human services and prohibiting expenditure of state funds on refugee resettlement.

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14 actions
  1. Apr 10, 2026 upper
    Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/16/2026; SJ 9
  2. Apr 3, 2026 upper
    Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 04/16/2026; SC 14
  3. Apr 1, 2026 upper
    ==RECONVENE== Hearing: 04/02/2026, Room 103, SH, 02:30 pm;
  4. Mar 25, 2026 upper
    ==RECESSED== Hearing: 04/01/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 12
  5. Mar 17, 2026 upper
    Introduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 7
  6. Mar 11, 2026 lower
    Ought to Pass: MA RC 170-164 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 200
  7. Mar 11, 2026 lower
    Lay HB1706 on Table (Rep. N. Germana): MF RC 161-170 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 198
  8. Mar 11, 2026 lower
    Indefinitely Postpone (Rep. W. Thomas): MF RC 158-169 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 195
  9. Mar 4, 2026 lower
    Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
  10. Mar 4, 2026 lower
    Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/04/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 51
  11. Feb 27, 2026 lower
    Executive Session: 03/04/2026 09:00 am GP 158
  12. Feb 18, 2026 lower
    Public Hearing: 02/24/2026 01:00 pm GP 158
  13. Feb 17, 2026 lower
    ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 02/23/2026 01:00 pm GP 158
  14. Dec 12, 2025 lower
    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs HJ 1 P. 32
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