# Massachusetts H 5405: REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of DANIELLE SUSAN ALLEN AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (see House, No. 5004).

Massachusetts H 5405, REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of DANIELLE SUSAN ALLEN AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (see House, No. 5004)., is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status introduced, last action 2026-05-07 (See H5004) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts H 5405
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: REPORT of the SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE on INITIATIVE PETITIONS on the INITIATIVE PETITION of DANIELLE SUSAN ALLEN AND OTHERS FOR THE PASSAGE OF AN ACT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (see House, No. 5004).
- Status: introduced
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-05-07
- Last action: 2026-05-07, See H5004
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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

- Cosponsor: Alice Hanlon Peisch (Democratic), House

## Actions (1)

- 2026-05-07: See H5004 (House)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H5405.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 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (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/H5405.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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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5405-194 (as of 2026-11-01).