# Massachusetts S 3029: An Act fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts

Massachusetts S 3029, An Act fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Senate Committee on Ways and Means; status passed senate, last action 2026-04-01 (Reprinted, as amended, see S3040) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 3029
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act fostering agricultural resilience in Massachusetts
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-23
- Last action: 2026-04-01, Reprinted, as amended, see S3040
- Sponsor: Senate Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Senate Ways and Means
- 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: Senate Committee on Ways and Means
- Cosponsor: Hannah Kane (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: James B. Eldridge (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Lewis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanne M. Comerford (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michael O. Moore (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Connolly (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rebecca L. Rausch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (30)

- 2026-04-01: Reprinted, as amended, see S3040 (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Read third (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Ordered to a third reading (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Substituted, as amended, for S2801 (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #27 (Rodrigues) adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #42 (Tarr) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #34 (Fattman) adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #30 (Tarr) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #25 (Tarr) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #20 (Mark) adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #19 (Tarr) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #14 (Tarr) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #10 (Tarr) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #8 (Tarr) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #7 (Tarr) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #5 (Tarr) adopted -see Roll Call #143 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #40 (Cyr) adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #35 (Fattman) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #32 (Fattman) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #31 (Lovely) adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #29 (Montigny) adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #28 (Dooner) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #21 (Mark) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #13 (Durant) rejected (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #4 (Keenan) adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Amendment #3 (Creem) adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Placed in the Orders of the Day for Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Order relative to subject matter adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Recommended new draft for S2801 (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Filed: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3029.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Filed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3029.pdf)

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