Bills & Legislation

Order relative to extending until Wednesday, December 3, 2025 the time within which the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight is authorized to report on current House documents

Antonio F. D. CabralDemocrat

An Act establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day

Michelle L. BadgerDemocrat

Study Order

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

authorizing the committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity to make an investigation and study of a certain House document concerning internet slander

Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity

authorizing the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to make an investigation and study of a certain House document concerning land

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

authorizing the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight to make an investigation and study of a certain House document concerning land

Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight

An Act authorizing the state board of retirement board to provide for the payment of retirement benefits to Dale R. Kiley

Donald R. Berthiaume Jr.Republican

Study Order

Joint Committee on Revenue

Study Order

Joint Committee on Revenue

Study Order

Joint Committee on Transportation

authorizing the committee on Financial Services to make an investigation and study of certain House documents relative to banking

Joint Committee on Financial Services

An Act to protecting Avian rights and restricting ongoing trade

Shirley B. ArriagaDemocrat

An Act to promote student learning and mental health

Joint Committee on Education

An Act relative to the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act

Senate Committee on Ways and Means

An Act relative to fairness in debt collection

Senate Committee on Ways and Means

An Act authorizing the town of Berkley to recall elected officials

Kelly A. DoonerRepublican

An Act authorizing the town of Berkley to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Kelly A. DoonerRepublican

An Act to improve care and prepare for the new era of Alzheimer’s and dementia

Joint Committee on Aging and Independence

An Act to improve Massachusetts home care.

Joint Committee on Aging and Independence

An Act providing insurance coverage for the medically necessary treatment of port-wine stains

Patrick M. O'ConnorRepublican

An Act addressing rising insurance costs for manufactured home residents

Kelly A. DoonerRepublican

An Act making certain appropriations for fiscal year 2026 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill

Maura T. Healey

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements

FY26 General Appropriation

An Act granting the town of Whately the authority to provide legal voting rights in municipal elections for town of Whately residents aged 16 and 17 years old

Natalie M. BlaisDemocrat

An Act to amend the town charter of Ipswich

Kristin E. KassnerDemocrat

An Act authorizing the town of Hingham to utilize alternative methods for publication of legal notices

Joan MeschinoDemocrat

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Gissell Melo

Christopher J. WorrellDemocrat

An Act relative to retirement savings

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An Act relative to vital statistics

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So much of the message from Her Excellency the Governor returning the General Appropriation Bill for fiscal year 2026 (see House, No. 4240) as relates to Attachments B and C, for items returned with disapproval of wording under the provisions of Section 5 of Article LXIII and sections returned with recommendations of amendments under the provisions of Article LVI of the Amendments to the Constitution (House, No. 4250). July 4, 2025

Maura T. Healey

An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2026 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Maura T. Healey

An Act updating the linkage exaction program in the city of Medford

Paul J. DonatoDemocrat

An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Rodney Alcindor

Brandy Fluker-ReidDemocrat

An Act directing the city of Boston police department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Jonathan Telfort

Brandy Fluker-ReidDemocrat

An Act directing the city of Boston Police Department to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Jose Ortiz

Russell E. HolmesDemocrat

An Act establishing a charter for the city of Medford

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

An Act establishing a charter for the city of Somerville

Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government

An Act relative to posting information about the National Human Trafficking Resource Center hotline

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

An Act authorizing the town of Hudson to grant 1 additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

An Act authorizing the town of Maynard to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

An Act governing your membership in fitness clubs

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

An Act relative to alcohol license permits and suspensions

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

An Act re-authorizing the town of Swansea to issue additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

An Act regulating the practice and licensure of veterinary technicians

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

An Act authorizing the town of Somerset to grant an additional license for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be drunk off the premises

Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

An Act relative to the inclusion of commercial fishermen as a designated vocation for affordable and attainable housing preference in the town of Chatham under Section 32, Seasonal Communities, Subsection (d), of the Affordable Homes Act

Hadley LuddyDemocrat

An Act facilitating the appropriation and expenditure of community preservation funds for community housing purposes in the town of Chatham

Hadley LuddyDemocrat