# Massachusetts H 1014: An Act establishing a climate change superfund

Massachusetts H 1014, An Act establishing a climate change superfund, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), Steven Owens (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-02-26 (Accompanied a study order, see H5149) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 1014
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing a climate change superfund
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-02-26, Accompanied a study order, see H5149
- Sponsors: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), Steven Owens (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 51
- Subjects: Environment and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Aaron L. Saunders (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adam J. Scanlon (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian C. Madaro (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy Mah Sangiolo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher J. Worrell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chynah Tyler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David M. Rogers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Paul Linsky (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Frank A. Moran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Schwartz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Hannah Bowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Homar Gómez (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James Arciero (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John Francis Moran (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: John J. Lawn Jr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kate Donaghue (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin G. Honan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michelle L. Ciccolo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mindy Domb (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Blais (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Natalie M. Higgins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Patricia A. Duffy (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul McMurtry (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Priscila S. Sousa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rob Consalvo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rodney M. Elliott (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Garballey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean Reid (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Ouellette (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tara T. Hong (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tommy Vitolo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tram T. Nguyen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tricia Farley-Bouvier (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William F. MacGregor (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-26: Accompanied a study order, see H5149 (House)
- 2025-08-21: Hearing scheduled for 09/02/2025 from 1:00 PM-5:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1014.pdf)

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- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G.L. chapter 59, section 5, clauses seventeenth D and forty-first C in the town o… (passed house)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H1014.pdf)

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- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
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