# Massachusetts S 1681: An Act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents

Massachusetts S 1681, An Act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by James B. Eldridge (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2026-08-13 (Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3259) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 1681
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act to protect the civil rights and safety of all Massachusetts residents
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-08-13, Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3259
- Sponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Subjects: Public Safety and Homeland Security
- 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: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brendan P. Crighton (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Edward J. Kennedy (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jacob R. Oliveira (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: James K. Hawkins (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joan B. Lovely (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John H. Rogers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julian Cyr (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Field (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Liz Miranda (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lydia Edwards (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Manny Cruz (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Michael D. Brady (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael J. Barrett (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Collins (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Patricia D. Jehlen (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul W. Mark (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pavel M. Payano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robyn K. Kennedy (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sal N. DiDomenico (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Thomas M. Stanley (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vanna Howard (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William J. Driscoll Jr. (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-08-13: Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3259 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Reporting date extended to Friday July 31, 2026 (Senate)
- 2025-11-04: Hearing scheduled for 11/25/2025 from 11:30 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: House concurred (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1681.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/S1681.pdf)

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