# Massachusetts S 2157: An Act relative to Massachusetts time zones and sunshine protection

Massachusetts S 2157, An Act relative to Massachusetts time zones and sunshine protection, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by John F. Keenan (Democratic); status third reading, last action 2026-10-29 (Read second and ordered to a third reading) (as of 2026-11-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 2157
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to Massachusetts time zones and sunshine protection
- Status: third reading
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-27
- Last action: 2026-10-29, Read second and ordered to a third reading
- Sponsor: John F. Keenan (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: State Administration and Regulatory Oversight, Senate Rules
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (5 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: John F. Keenan (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine P. Barber (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-29 | committee | Committee Place in OD: Placed in the Orders of the Day | pass | 5 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-10-29: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-10-29: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-10-29: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate)
- 2025-12-11: Accompanied a study order, see S2850 (Senate)
- 2025-07-12: Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 (legislature)
- 2025-02-27: House concurred (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2157.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2157.pdf)

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- [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2157-194 (as of 2026-11-04).