HB 1821-FN
exempting certain information collected from electronic ballot counting devices from right-to-know law restrictions.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 3087 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H36 |
Where it stands
House: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
A bill goes on the consent calendar when the committee vote was unanimous or nearly so, and any members who dissented did not object to placing it there. It then passes without floor debate. Ten members may file a petition to pull a bill off the consent calendar and have it debated and voted on separately.
Sponsors
Soti, Julius(R) Rock 35, O'Rorke, Terri(D) Ches 7, Potenza, Kelley(R) Straf 19, Read, Ellen(D) Rock 10
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Election Law
- January 27, 2026Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 03:00 pm GP 158
- February 3, 2026Executive Session: 02/03/2026 10:10 am GP 158
- February 24, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/03/2026 (Vote 16-0; CC)
- March 5, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Inexpedient to Legislate
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Committee — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Among other provisions, this bill would exempt ballot images produced by electronic vote-counting machines from Right-to-Know law restrictions and require that such images be posted on a public website. It is the view of the Election Law Committee that these provisions present an unacceptable risk to voters’ rights to cast ballots in secret, free from intimidation, coercion, or other improper influence by third parties. The bill acknowledges the possibility that personally identifying information may appear on ballot images but includes no safeguards to prevent such information from being used for illegitimate purposes. The committee also believes that public access to ballot images prior to the statutory deadline for requesting a recount could disrupt the election certification process. Therefore, the Election Law Committee recommends that this bill be found Inexpedient to Legislate. Vote 16-0.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 27, 2026 at 15:00Election Law public hearing recording 5:25:43–5:28:30, about 3 min (estimated)
- February 3, 2026 at 10:10Election Law executive session recording (start time not identified)
- March 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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