Scope and Content: Legislation originates in the General Court as petitions filed by members on their own behalf or that of citizens or groups of citizens; appropriation bills from the House Ways and Means Committee; messages from the governor; or reports from state officers, agencies, or commissions.  Resolves, originally used for most legislative actions, in modern times have dealt with matters of a relatively immediate or temporary nature.  Passed resolves are those resulting from the legislative process that have been approved by the legislature and signed into law by the governor.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by legislative session
Restrictions: Some restrictions may apply
Notes: The state secretary is custodian of these and other foundation records.  Series is in part filed with the Massachusetts Regulations Division of the secretary’s office until the end of the following legislative year, after which it is transferred to the Archives
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