January 9, 2007 Amended bill proposal is resubmitted to each member of the Massachusetts 185th General Court by Charles A. Antonelli.
	January 10, 2007  Senate sponsor is found and bill is filed with the Senate Clerk's office. Clerk assigns bill number (Senate, No. 966) and study committee (Joint Committee on the Judiciary).
	March 4, 2008 Joint Committee on the Judiciary holds an unpublicized "public" hearing on Senate, No. 966 (with no testifiers) and issues a follow-up study order on May 1st to allow more time for study.
	January 14, 2009 Bill is refiled for the 2009-10 session, renumbered (Senate, No. 1777), retitled, and is again referred to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary.
	March 2, 2010 The Joint Committee on the Judiciary holds a public hearing on S. 1777.     The Joint Committee on the Judiciary rejected S. 1777 on March 16, 2010, by voting "ought not to pass".
	House and Senate Floor If the Joint Committee on the Judiciary approves the bill by majority vote, it will proceed to the House and Senate floor for a debate and vote by all sitting members. Differing versions will be resolved by a Conference Committee and the process will repeat.
	Governor's Signature If both the House and Senate approve the bill by majority vote, it will be forwarded to Governor Deval Patrick for signature.
	Enactment, Implementation, and Enforcement If the Governor signs the bill, it will be implemented by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and enforced by local police.