1985–1986 Massachusetts legislature

The 174th Massachusetts General Court, consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives, met in 1985 and 1986 during the governorship of Michael Dukakis. William Bulger served as president of the Senate and George Keverian served as speaker of the House.[4]

174th
Massachusetts General Court
←173rd 175th→
Overview
Legislative bodyGeneral Court
TermJanuary 2, 1985 (1985-01-02) – January 6, 1987 (1987-01-06) [1]
Senate
Members40 [2]
PresidentWilliam Bulger
Party controlDemocrat[2]
House
Members160 [3]
SpeakerGeorge Keverian
Party controlDemocrat[3]
William Bulger, Senate president.
George Keverian, House speaker.
Leaders of the Massachusetts General Court, 1985-1986.

Notable legislation included the Safe Roads Act.[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. 1985–1986 Public Officers of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985 – via Internet Archive.
  5. William DeJong (1996). "MADD Massachusetts Versus Senator Burke: A Media Advocacy Case Study". Health Education Quarterly. 23. JSTOR 45049687.
  6. State Library of Massachusetts, "Massachusetts State Legislator's Papers Collections at the State Library", Mass.gov, retrieved September 3, 2020

Further reading
  • Manual for the Use of the General Court. Boston: Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1985. hdl:2452/40806.
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