MassachusettsH 5293194th General Court (2025-2026)House

An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment ("The PROTECT Act")

Sponsored By: Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security

In Committee

Public Safety and Homeland SecurityHouse Ways and MeansHouse Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

Aaron L. Saunders
Democratic • House
Adam Gómez
Democratic • Senate
Adam J. Scanlon
Democratic • House
Adrian C. Madaro
Democratic • House
Amy Mah Sangiolo
Democratic • House
Andres X. Vargas
Democratic • House
Barry R. Finegold
Democratic • Senate
Brandy Fluker-Reid
Democratic • House
Bud L. Williams
Democratic • House
Carlos González
Democratic • House
Carmine Lawrence Gentile
Democratic • House
Christine P. Barber
Democratic • House
Christopher Hendricks
Democratic • House
Christopher J. Worrell
Democratic • House
Chynah Tyler
Democratic • House
Danillo A. Sena
Democratic • House
David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf
Democratic • House
David M. Rogers
Democratic • House
David Paul Linsky
Democratic • House
Dawne Shand
Democratic • House
Edward R. Philips
Democratic • House
Erika Uyterhoeven
Democratic • House
Estela A. Reyes
Democratic • House
Francisco E. Paulino
Democratic • House
Frank A. Moran
Democratic • House
Greg Schwartz
Democratic • House
Hadley Luddy
Democratic • House
Hannah Bowen
Democratic • House
Homar Gómez
Democratic • House
Jack Patrick Lewis
Democratic • House
James C. Arena-DeRosa
Democratic • House
James K. Hawkins
Democratic • House
Jason M. Lewis
Democratic • Senate
Jay D. Livingstone
Democratic • House
Jennifer Balinsky Armini
Democratic • House
Jessica Ann Giannino
Democratic • House
III John Barrett
Democratic • House
John Francis Moran
Democratic • House
Jr. John J. Lawn
Democratic • House
Judith A. Garcia
Democratic • House
Kenneth I. Gordon
Democratic • House
Kevin G. Honan
Democratic • House
Kip A. Diggs
Democratic • House
Kristin E. Kassner
Democratic • House
Leigh Davis
Democratic • House
Lindsay N. Sabadosa
Democratic • House
Lisa Field
Democratic • House
Liz Miranda
Democratic • Senate
Lydia Edwards
Democratic • Senate
Manny Cruz
Democratic • House
Marcus S. Vaughn
Republican • House
Marjorie C. Decker
Democratic • House
Mary S. Keefe
Democratic • House
Michael J. Barrett
Democratic • Senate
Michael P. Kushmerek
Democratic • House
Michelle L. Badger
Democratic • House
Michelle L. Ciccolo
Democratic • House
Michelle M. DuBois
Democratic • House
Mike Connolly
Democratic • House
Mindy Domb
Democratic • House
Natalie M. Higgins
Democratic • House
Nick Collins
Democratic • Senate
Orlando Ramos
Democratic • House
Patricia A. Duffy
Democratic • House
Patricia D. Jehlen
Democratic • Senate
Paul J. Donato
Democratic • House
Pavel M. Payano
Democratic • Senate
Priscila S. Sousa
Democratic • House
Rebecca L. Rausch
Democratic • Senate
Rita A. Mendes
Democratic • House
Rob Consalvo
Democratic • House
Robyn K. Kennedy
Democratic • Senate
Rodney M. Elliott
Democratic • House
Russell E. Holmes
Democratic • House
Ryan M. Hamilton
Democratic • House
Sal N. DiDomenico
Democratic • Senate
Sally P. Kerans
Democratic • House
Samantha Montaño
Democratic • House
Sean Garballey
Democratic • House
Sean Reid
Democratic • House
Shirley B. Arriaga
Democratic • House
Simon Cataldo
Democratic • House
Steven Owens
Democratic • House
Steven Ultrino
Democratic • House
Susannah M. Whipps
Independent • House
Tackey Chan
Democratic • House
Tara T. Hong
Democratic • House
Thomas M. Stanley
Democratic • House
Thomas W. Moakley
Democratic • House
Tommy Vitolo
Democratic • House
Tram T. Nguyen
Democratic • House
Tricia Farley-Bouvier
Democratic • House
Vanna Howard
Democratic • Senate
William F. MacGregor
Democratic • House
Jr. William J. Driscoll
Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 36 • No: 0

committee vote • 3/24/2026

Committee Favorable with Amendment: H.5293 “An Act promoting rule of law, oversight, trust, and equal constitutional treatment (“The PROTECT Act”)” as amended

Yes: 25 • No: 0 • Other: 9

committee vote • 3/20/2026

Committee Redraft: Poll

Yes: 11 • No: 0 • Other: 2

Actions Timeline

New draft substituted, see H5305
3/25/2026House
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
3/25/2026House
Rules suspended
3/25/2026House
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting for a second reading with the amendment pending
3/25/2026House
Referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
3/25/2026House
Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill, see H5305
3/25/2026House
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
3/23/2026House
New draft of H5158
3/23/2026House
Reported from the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security
3/23/2026House

Bill Text

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