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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

H 5556: An Act relative to Fall River polling places

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

H 5556 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts House on July 1, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act relative to Fall River polling places. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (October 1, 2026): Read second and ordered to a third reading.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Representative Alan Silvia of Fall River and Senator Rodrigues, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 5556) of Alan Silvia and Carole A. Fiola (with the approval of the mayor and city council) relative to Fall River polling places. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.]

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Carole FiolaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse6th Bristol
Steven OuelletteCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Bristol
Alan SilviaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse7th Bristol

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Read second and ordered to a third reading
  2. Rules suspended
  3. Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
  4. Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
  5. Hearing rescheduled to 07/21/2026 from 01:00 PM-02:20 PM in A-1 Hearing updated to New End Time
  6. Hearing rescheduled to 07/21/2026 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1 Hearing updated to include Virtual
  7. Hearing scheduled for 07/21/2026 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in A-1
  8. Senate concurred
  9. Referred to the committee on Election Laws

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source