# Massachusetts S 3142: An Act removing the term hearing impaired from the General Laws

Massachusetts S 3142, An Act removing the term hearing impaired from the General Laws, is a 194th General Court (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by Cynthia Stone Creem (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-06-29 (Read second and ordered to a third reading) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Massachusetts S 3142
- State: Massachusetts
- Session: 194th General Court (2025-2026)
- Title: An Act removing the term hearing impaired from the General Laws
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-06-23
- Last action: 2026-06-29, Read second and ordered to a third reading
- Sponsor: Cynthia Stone Creem (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- 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: Cynthia Stone Creem (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (6)

- 2026-06-29: Read second and ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-06-29: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-06-29: Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting (House)
- 2026-06-24: Read; and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling (House)
- 2026-06-23: Passed to be engrossed (Senate)
- 2026-06-23: New draft (Creem) of S2120 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Passed to be engrossed, 2026-06-23: [PDF](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3142.pdf)

## Related bills

- H 5435: An Act authorizing the town of Topsfield to continue to employment of police chief Neal Hovey (passed senate)
- H 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax abatements (signed)
- 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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the position of firefighter in the town of Dudley (signed)
- H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nicholas Spinale (second reading)
- H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the town of Sudbury (signed)

## Sources
- [Passed to be engrossed (PDF)](https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S3142.pdf)

## Related
- [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 4585: An Act authorizing the town of Auburn to offer expanded senior property tax aba…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4585-194)
- [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 5520: An Act exempting George Patrinos from the maximum age requirement age for the p…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5520-194)
- [H 5429: An Act providing injured on duty compensation to Chelmsford firefighter Nichola…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H5429-194)
- [H 4755: An Act amending the means tested senior citizen property tax exemption in the t…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-H4755-194)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MA-S3142-194 (as of 2026-11-01).