HB 131 (2016): relative to renewal of health club memberships.
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 131 (2016): relative to renewal of health club memberships.” Granite Record, https://graniterecord.org/bill/2016/hb131. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
- APA
- Granite Record. (n.d.). HB 131 (2016): relative to renewal of health club memberships. Retrieved 24 Oct. 2026, from https://graniterecord.org/bill/2016/hb131
- Chicago
- Granite Record. “HB 131 (2016): relative to renewal of health club memberships.” Accessed 24 Oct. 2026. https://graniterecord.org/bill/2016/hb131.
- BibTeX
@misc{bill-2016-hb131, title = {HB 131 (2016): relative to renewal of health club memberships.}, howpublished = {Granite Record}, url = {https://graniterecord.org/bill/2016/hb131}, note = {Accessed 24 Oct. 2026} }
HB 131 (2016)
relative to renewal of health club memberships.
- Status: Killed
- Term: 2015-2016
- House committee: Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- Subject: Miscellaneous
The Story
It was introduced on January 7, 2015 and referred to the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs committee. The committee held a public hearing on January 15, 2015. The committee held a work session on January 29, 2015. The committee met in executive session on February 4, 2015 to vote on its recommendation. The committee held a work session on February 12, 2015. The committee retained the bill, holding it for further work rather than reporting it out this year. The committee held a work session on September 8, 2015. The committee met in executive session on October 27, 2015 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted 19–1 to recommend that the House kill it, and the report was placed on the regular calendar. On January 6, 2016 the House voted to kill it on a voice vote.
Sponsors
- Rep. Ronald Belanger (R - Rock 8) (prime sponsor)
- Rep. Eric Estevez (R - Hills 37)
- Rep. John Manning (R - Rock 8)
Hearings and Sessions
- January 15, 2015, 1:15 PM: public hearing, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, LOB 302
- January 29, 2015, 11:00 AM: subcommittee work session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, LOB 302
- February 4, 2015, 1:00 PM: executive session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, LOB 302
- February 12, 2015, 2:40 PM: subcommittee work session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, LOB 302
- September 8, 2015, 1:00 PM: subcommittee work session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, LOB 302
- October 27, 2015, 1:15 PM: executive session, House Commerce and Consumer Affairs, LOB 302
Votes
- January 6, 2016, House: Inexpedient to Legislate — voice vote, passed
The Docket
- January 7, 2015: Introduced and Referred to Commerce and Consumer Affairs
- January 15, 2015: Public Hearing: 1/15/2015 1:15 PM LOB 302
- January 29, 2015: Subcommittee Work Session: 1/29/2015 11:00 AM LOB 302
- February 4, 2015: Executive Session: 2/4/2015 1:00 PM LOB 302
- February 12, 2015: Subcommittee Work Session: 2/12/2015 2:40 PM LOB 302
- February 12, 2015: ===CANCELLED=== Work Session: 2/12/2015 2:40 PM LOB 302
- March 6, 2015: Retained in Committee
- September 8, 2015: Retained Bill - Subcommittee Work Session: 9/8/2015 1:00 PM LOB 302
- October 27, 2015: Executive Session: 10/27/2015 1:15 PM LOB 302
- November 12, 2015: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate for Jan 6 (Vote 19-1; RC)
- January 6, 2016: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/06/2016