An Act eliminating the residency requirement for fortune tellers

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By Representative Whipps of Athol, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 475) of Susannah M. Whipps and Natalie M. Higgins relative to eliminating residency requirements for fortune tellers. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Feb 27, 2025
Last action: Aug 18, 2025 — Read second and ordered to a third reading
Session: 194th
Momentum: 43 · Moderate

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base Floor Consideration — base rate 13%, measured from MA's completed sessions
Momentum -2 43/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 427 days quiet

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