# Massachusetts H 2724: An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events

Massachusetts H 2724, An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Tommy Vitolo (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-07-31 (Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 2724
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act establishing a special commission to ensure the safety and sustainability of non-profit public events
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-07-31, Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Sponsor: Tommy Vitolo (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Safety and Homeland Security, Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, House Rules, House Ways and Means
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Tommy Vitolo (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-10-22 | committee | Committee Favorable: Poll | pass | 12 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (6)

- 2026-07-31: Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-11-20: Discharged to the committee on House Rules (House)
- 2025-10-30: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently (House)
- 2025-07-23: Hearing rescheduled to 07/24/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2724.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- 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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed)

## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2724.pdf)

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- [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194)
- [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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H2724-194 (as of 2026-11-01).