# Massachusetts S 2566: An Act further regulating the Gloucester Fisheries Commission Massachusetts S 2566, An Act further regulating the Gloucester Fisheries Commission, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Bruce E. Tarr (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-10-16 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2025) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2566-194 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Massachusetts S 2566 - State: Massachusetts - Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026) - Title: An Act further regulating the Gloucester Fisheries Commission - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-07-28 - Last action: 2025-10-16, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2025 - Sponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: House Steering, Policy and Scheduling - Touches household money: no - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Gloucester residents lead 7-member commission: benefit, low. The commission has seven members. The mayor or a designee is one member. The mayor appoints six others, and the city council confirms them. Appointed members serve three-year terms, with first terms staggered. The mayor may name up to two alternates, with council confirmation. All members must live… - New Gloucester commission backs fishing industry: benefit, low. The law creates the Gloucester Fisheries Commission as a public body. The commission has its own seal set by its members. It is sponsored by the city and acts on fishing matters. It investigates and recommends ways to promote, preserve, and protect Gloucester’s fishing industry. The law takes effec… - Mayor can hire a paid director: mixed, low. The mayor can appoint an executive director for the commission. The mayor sets the director’s pay. The director runs daily work and speaks for the commission. This adds staff support but may add city costs. The law does not set a pay amount. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Ann-Margaret Ferrante (Democratic), House ## Actions (10) - 2025-10-16: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2025 - 2025-10-06: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate) - 2025-10-06: Enacted (House) - 2025-10-02: Read third and passed to be engrossed (House) - 2025-08-28: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House) - 2025-08-28: Rules suspended (House) - 2025-08-28: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House) - 2025-07-30: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House) - 2025-07-28: Passed to be engrossed (Senate) - 2025-07-28: New draft (Tarr) of S2507 (Senate) ## Bill text - Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2025, 2025-10-16: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2566.pdf) ## Related bills - H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed) - H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate) - 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 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust to acquire year-round housing occupancy restrictions (signed) - 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) ## Sources - [Chapter 42 of the Acts of 2025 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2566.pdf) ## Related - [H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194) - [H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police ch…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5435-194) - [H 5515: An Act to increase the value of estates eligible for abatements pursuant to M.G…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5515-194) - [H 3909: An Act authorizing the Provincetown year-round market rate rental housing trust…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H3909-194) - [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) - [Massachusetts bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts/bills) - [Massachusetts state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/massachusetts) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2566-194 (as of 2026-11-01).