# Massachusetts S 1570: An Act relative to expanding access to healthy food choices in vending machines on state property

Massachusetts S 1570, An Act relative to expanding access to healthy food choices in vending machines on state property, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Jason M. Lewis (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-12-04 (Accompanied a study order, see S2790) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 1570
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to expanding access to healthy food choices in vending machines on state property
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2025-12-04, Accompanied a study order, see S2790
- Sponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Public Health
- 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: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2025-12-04: Accompanied a study order, see S2790 (Senate)
- 2025-09-10: Hearing rescheduled to 09/10/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:35 PM in B-2 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span> (legislature)
- 2025-08-29: Hearing scheduled for 09/10/2025 from 10:00 AM-1:00 PM in B-2 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: House concurred (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Health (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1570.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 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/S1570.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)
- [H 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S1570-194 (as of 2026-11-01).