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H4645Introduced in the House

Relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker

Passed

Introduced by Bills in the Third Reading

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relative to assault and battery upon a transit worker

Where it stands

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2025

December 12, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Passed to be engrossed Roll Call #98 · November 13, 2025

38

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

39 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Pavel Payano01-ESSYes
Bruce Tarr01-MIDYes
Patrick O'Connor01-NORYes
Michael Rodrigues01-PLYYes
Nick Collins01-SUFYes
Robyn Kennedy01-WORYes
Joan Lovely02-ESSYes
Barry Finegold02-MIDYes
Patricia Jehlen02-MIDYes
Michael Brady02-NORYes

Bill history

  1. Substituted for H1877

  2. Passed to be engrossed - 160 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 93 )

  3. Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

  4. Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2697

  5. Also based on S2531

  6. Order relative to subject matter adopted

  7. Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, November 13, 2025

  8. Read second

  9. Amended by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2697

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read third

  12. Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #98 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)

  13. Referred to the House Committee on Bills in the Third Reading

  14. House concurred in the Senate amendment with a further amendment

  15. Rules suspended

  16. Senate concurred in the House further amendment

  17. Enacted

  18. Enacted and laid before the Governor

  19. Signed by the Governor, Chapter 79 of the Acts of 2025

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