# Massachusetts H 3594: An Act regarding free expression Massachusetts H 3594, An Act regarding free expression, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by Adam J. Scanlon (Democratic), John Francis Moran (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-10-06 (Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3594-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts H 3594 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act regarding free expression - Status: in committee - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2025-10-06, Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means - Sponsors: Adam J. Scanlon (Democratic), John Francis Moran (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 47 - Subjects: Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development, House Ways and Means - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 1 (11 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: Adam J. Scanlon (Democratic), House - Sponsor: John Francis Moran (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Adrian C. Madaro (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy Mah Sangiolo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brian W. Murray (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Carmine Lawrence Gentile (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christine P. Barber (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Christopher J. Worrell (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Danillo A. Sena (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David Paul Linsky (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: David T. Vieira (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Erika Uyterhoeven (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greg Schwartz (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Hadley Luddy (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jack Patrick Lewis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James Arciero (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: James C. Arena-DeRosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jennifer Balinsky Armini (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Judith A. Garcia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kate Donaghue (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kathleen R. LaNatra (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kristin E. Kassner (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Leigh Davis (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lindsay N. Sabadosa (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Margaret R. Scarsdale (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Marjorie C. Decker (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mark D. Sylvia (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Meghan K. Kilcoyne (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: Patrick M. O'Connor (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Paul R. Feeney (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Rob Consalvo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Ryan C. Fattman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Samantha Montaño (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Sean Reid (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Simon Cataldo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steven Owens (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tara T. Hong (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas W. Moakley (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tommy Vitolo (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: William F. MacGregor (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-09-18 | committee | Committee Favorable: Ought to pass | pass | 11 | 0 | | ## Actions (5) - 2025-10-06: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House) - 2025-10-06: Accompanied by H3591 and H3598 (House) - 2025-07-10: Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-2 (legislature) - 2025-02-27: Senate concurred (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Tourism, Arts and Cultural Development (House) ## Bill text - As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H3594.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 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/H3594.pdf) ## Related - [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 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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills) - [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3594-194 (as of 2026-11-01).