# Massachusetts H 2701: An Act to promote and protect safety in the Commonwealth

Massachusetts H 2701, An Act to promote and protect safety in the Commonwealth, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Kenneth P. Sweezey (Republican), Michael J. Soter (Republican); status in committee, last action 2026-04-23 (Accompanied a study order, see H5322 (under House Rule 27)) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2701
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to promote and protect safety in the Commonwealth
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-04-23, Accompanied a study order, see H5322 (under House Rule 27)
- Sponsors: Kenneth P. Sweezey (Republican), Michael J. Soter (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Subjects: Public Safety and Homeland Security
- 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: Kenneth P. Sweezey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Michael J. Soter (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David F. DeCoste (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Donald R. Berthiaume Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John J. Marsi (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: John R. Gaskey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joseph D. McKenna (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kelly A. Dooner (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Marc T. Lombardo (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Michael S. Chaisson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Joseph Kearney (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Paul K. Frost (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Peter J. Durant (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ryan C. Fattman (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sheriff Joseph McDonald
- Cosponsor: Sheriff Lewis Evangelidis
- Cosponsor: Steven George Xiarhos (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven S. Howitt (Republican), House

## Actions (5)

- 2026-04-23: Accompanied a study order, see H5322 (under House Rule 27) (House)
- 2025-11-04: Hearing scheduled for 11/25/2025 from 11:30 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (House)
- undated: Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2701.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- 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/H2701.pdf)

## Related
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- [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194)
- [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
- [H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2701-194 (as of 2026-11-01).