HB 1347 (2014): establishing a house committee to study apportionment of state representative districts.

Cite this page

Granite Record indexes the General Court’s record; it is not that record. Where a citation allows only one source, cite the General Court — every page here links to what it is drawn from. The date below is the day the page was read.

MLA: “HB 1347 (2014): establishing a house committee to study apportionment of state representative districts.” Granite Record, https://graniterecord.org/bill/2014/hb1347. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
APA: Granite Record. (n.d.). HB 1347 (2014): establishing a house committee to study apportionment of state representative districts. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2026, from https://graniterecord.org/bill/2014/hb1347
Chicago: Granite Record. “HB 1347 (2014): establishing a house committee to study apportionment of state representative districts.” Accessed 24 Oct. 2026. https://graniterecord.org/bill/2014/hb1347.
BibTeX: @misc{bill-2014-hb1347, title = {HB 1347 (2014): establishing a house committee to study apportionment of state representative districts.}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/bill/2014/hb1347}, note = {Accessed 24 Oct. 2026} }

HB 1347 (2014)

establishing a house committee to study apportionment of state representative districts.

Status: Killed
Term: 2013-2014
House committee: Election Law
Senate committee: Public and Municipal Affairs
Subject: Study Committees and Commissions

The Story

It was introduced on January 8, 2014 and referred to the House Election Law committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 14, 2014. The committee met in executive session on January 30, 2014 and February 6, 2014. The majority recommended that the House pass it with changes (amendment 2014-0440h), and the minority recommended that the House kill it, by a vote of 13–2. The report was placed on the regular calendar. The committee's amendment (0440h) was adopted on a voice vote on February 19, 2014, changing the text of the bill. On February 19, 2014 the House voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 206–121. It crossed to the Senate on March 13, 2014 and was referred to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on April 9, 2014. The committee recommended that the Senate kill it. On April 17, 2014 the Senate voted to kill it on a voice vote.

Hearings and Sessions

January 14, 2014, 10:30 AM: public hearing, House Election Law, LOB 308
January 30, 2014, 11:00 AM: executive session, House Election Law, LOB 308
February 6, 2014, 11:00 AM: executive session, House Election Law, LOB 308
April 9, 2014, 10:45 AM: hearing, Senate Public and Municipal Affairs, LOB 102

Votes

February 19, 2014, House: Ought to Pass with Amendment — yeas 206, nays 121, passed
April 17, 2014, Senate: Inexpedient to Legislate — voice vote, passed

The Docket

January 8, 2014: Introduced 1/8/2014 and Referred to Election Law
January 14, 2014: Public Hearing: 1/14/2014 10:30 AM LOB 308
January 30, 2014: Executive Session: 1/30/2014 11:00 AM LOB 308=RECESSED=
February 6, 2014: Executive Session: 2/06/2014 11:00 AM LOB 308=CONTINUED=
February 14, 2014: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2014-0440h for Feb 19 (Vote 13-2; RC)
February 14, 2014: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
February 19, 2014: Adopt Amendment #0440h AA VV
February 19, 2014: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2014-0440h MA RC 206-121
March 13, 2014: Introduced 3/13/2014 and Referred to Public and Municipal Affairs
April 9, 2014: Hearing: 4/9/14, Room 102, LOB, 10:45 a.m.; SC13
April 10, 2014: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 4/17/14; SC14
April 17, 2014: Inexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV

Related Bills

SB 294 (2014): relative to the deadline for requesting a recount of an election.
SB 294 (2014): relative to the deadline for requesting a recount of an election.