2007–2008 Massachusetts legislature

The 185th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 2007 and 2008 during the governorship of Deval Patrick. Therese Murray served as president of the Senate and Salvatore DiMasi served as speaker of the House.

185th
Massachusetts General Court
←184th 186th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 3, 2007 (2007-01-03) – January 6, 2009 (2009-01-06) [1]
Election2006 Massachusetts general election
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentTherese Murray
Party controlDemocrat[2]
House
Members160
SpeakerSalvatore DiMasi
Party controlDemocrat[3]
Therese Murray, Senate president.
Salvatore DiMasi, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 2007-2008.

Notable activities included new webcasting of Senate formal sessions[4] and repeal of "a 1913 law declaring that nonresidents could not marry in Massachusetts if the marriage would not be legal in their home states."[5]

Senators

Representatives

See also

References
  1. "Length of Legislative Sessions". Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 2009. p. 348+.
  2. "Composition of the Massachusetts State Senate", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
  3. "Composition of the State of Massachusetts House of Representatives", Resources on Massachusetts Political Figures in the State Library, Mass.gov, archived from the original on June 6, 2020
  4. "Massachusetts Senate Broadcasts Live Over Internet", Govtech.com, January 8, 2008
  5. Andrew Carden; Kristen Lee (January 3, 2013), "Antiquated state laws stir modern-day worry", Boston Globe
  6. "List of Senate Members of the 185th General Court (2007-2008)". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on July 18, 2008.
  7. State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020
  8. Black Legislators in the Massachusetts General Court: 1867-Present, State Library of Massachusetts, 2010, hdl:2452/48905
  9. "185th General Court, House of Representatives: List of Members for the 2007-2008 Session". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on July 18, 2008.

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