Massachusetts session laws
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Massachusetts session laws are the chronological collection of statutes and acts passed by the Massachusetts legislature during each legislative session.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
session laws
ⓘ
statutory compilation ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Massachusetts General Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authority | Massachusetts Constitution, Article of legislative power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | bills passed by the Massachusetts General Court ⓘ |
| citationForm | chapter number and year of the session laws ⓘ |
| contains |
public acts
ⓘ
resolves of the General Court ⓘ special acts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinctFrom | Massachusetts General Laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | public policy in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters
ⓘ
session chapters numbered sequentially within each year ⓘ |
| historicalCoverage | extends back to early Massachusetts colonial and state legislation (with varying titles over time) ⓘ |
| includes |
amendments to existing statutes
ⓘ
appropriation acts ⓘ effective date provisions ⓘ local or special legislation affecting particular municipalities ⓘ repeals of existing statutes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalForm |
acts
ⓘ
resolves ⓘ statutes ⓘ |
| legalStatus | primary source of Massachusetts statutory law as enacted ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Massachusetts General Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | state level ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Massachusetts state government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
online database
ⓘ
print volumes ⓘ |
| orderingPrinciple | chronological order ⓘ |
| publisher | Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Massachusetts Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Massachusetts General Laws Annotated NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship | Massachusetts General Laws codify many provisions first appearing in Massachusetts session laws NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | approval by the Governor of Massachusetts or passage over veto ⓘ |
| scope | statewide laws of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| subjectArea | state legislation ⓘ |
| timePeriod | organized by legislative session ⓘ |
| updated | each legislative session ⓘ |
| usedFor |
legal citation
ⓘ
legislative history research ⓘ official record of enacted legislation ⓘ |
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