# Massachusetts H 3298: An Act relative to Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day

Massachusetts H 3298, An Act relative to Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic), Michael J. Rodrigues (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-09-19 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2025) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 3298
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to Machado-Joseph Disease Awareness Day
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-09-19, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2025
- Sponsors: Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic), Michael J. Rodrigues (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, Senate Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (7 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Antonio F. D. Cabral (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Michael J. Rodrigues (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christopher M. Markey (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-09-16 | committee | Committee Place in OD: Placed in the Orders of the Day | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-09-19: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2025
- 2025-09-18: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2025-09-18: Enacted (House)
- 2025-09-18: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2025-09-18: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2025-09-18: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-08-07: Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate)
- 2025-08-04: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House)
- 2025-07-17: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2025-07-17: Rules suspended (House)
- 2025-07-17: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2025-07-03: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2025-05-07: Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (House)

## Bill text

- Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-09-19: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3298.pdf)

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- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
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## Sources
- [Chapter 32 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3298.pdf)

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