# Massachusetts S 2570: An Act relative to the Ware River watershed advisory committee

Massachusetts S 2570, An Act relative to the Ware River watershed advisory committee, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources; status passed senate, last action 2026-07-15 (Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 2570
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act relative to the Ware River watershed advisory committee
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-08-11
- Last action: 2026-07-15, Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Sponsor: Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Environment and Natural Resources, Senate Rules, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (13 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: Joint Committee on Environment and Natural Resources
- Cosponsor: Bruce E. Tarr (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Donald R. Berthiaume Jr. (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Peter J. Durant (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-07-08 | committee | Committee Place in OD: Placed in the Orders of the Day | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-07-29 | committee | Committee Redraft: Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-07-15: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-07-13: Read second, ordered to a third reading, read third (title changed) and passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-07-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-07-13: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session (Senate)
- 2025-08-11: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules (Senate)
- 2025-08-11: New draft of S582 (Senate)
- 2025-08-11: Reported from the committee on Environment and Natural Resources (Senate)

## Bill text

- Passed to be engrossed, 2026-07-13: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2570.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Passed to be engrossed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2570.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S2570-194 (as of 2026-11-01).