# Massachusetts S 2903: An Act honoring Blue Star Families

Massachusetts S 2903, An Act honoring Blue Star Families, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Ways and Means; status signed, last action 2026-07-15 (Signed by the Governor, Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 2903
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act honoring Blue Star Families
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-08
- Last action: 2026-07-15, Signed by the Governor, Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2026
- Sponsor: Senate Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Senate Ways and Means, House Ways and Means, House Steering, Policy and Scheduling, Bills in the Third Reading
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (204 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Free Blue Star plates for fallen officers' families: benefit, low. The RMV provides one free “Blue Star Family” plate for one private passenger car, or a free emblem for one motorcycle plate. You must be the parent, child, or spouse of a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. For this law, that status applies if your family is eligible for benefits un…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Senate Committee on Ways and Means

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-20 | House | Passed to be engrossed | pass | 156 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-19 | committee | Committee Favorable with Amendment: S.2903 “An Act honoring Blue Star Families” as amended | pass | 31 | 0 |   |
| 2026-01-08 | committee | Committee In Part: Ought to pass – by substitution of a New Draft | pass | 17 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2026-07-15: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2026
- 2026-07-13: Enacted and laid before the Governor (Senate)
- 2026-07-13: Enacted (House)
- 2026-07-13: House concurred in the Senate further amendment (House)
- 2026-07-13: Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading (House)
- 2026-07-13: Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment (Senate)
- 2026-07-13: Rules suspended (Senate)
- 2026-05-20: Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 198) (House)
- 2026-05-20: Read third (House)
- 2026-05-20: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-05-20: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-05-20: Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means) (House)
- 2026-05-20: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-05-20: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending (House)
- 2026-05-20: Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5439, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-01-22: Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-01-15: Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #128 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0) (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Read third (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Read second and ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 15, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Order relative to subject matter adopted (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Also based on S2449 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Committee recommended ought to pass (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Reported on a part of S1719 (Senate)
- 2026-01-08: Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate)

## Bill text

- Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2026, 2026-07-15: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2903.pdf)

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- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)
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## Sources
- [Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2026 (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2903.pdf)

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