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Current trends in Massachusetts legislation over the last 72 hours as measured by public interest and activity.
| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | H2328 | Introduced | Relative to enabling cities and towns to stabilize rents and protect tenants. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-13 Accompanied a study order, see H5647 (under House Rule 27) |
| #2 | H2501 | Introduced | Relative to LGBTQ+ health disparities. Public Health. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-31 |
| #3 | S3165 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize the town of Holbrook to appoint Patrick Doherty as a firefighter notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-13 Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| #4 | H5653 | Introduced | That the town of Athol be authorized to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-13 |
| #5 | H5660 | Introduced | That the town of Belmont be authorized to hold hybrid and remote town meetings. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-24 |
| #6 | H276 | Introduced | Relative to persons with developmental disabilities. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-04 |
| #7 | H5436 | Introduced | For legislation to establish quantum investment and tax incentive programs for certain quantum science research, development, manufacturing or commercialization. Revenue. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-06 |
| #8 | H5661 | Introduced | That the town of Belmont be authorized to increase certain income, asset and benefit limits for senior property tax abatements. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-24 |
| #9 | S3256 | Introduced | For legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislationfor legislation relative to unemployment insurance, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. 3256). [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-17 |
| #10 | H4302 | Introduced | To improve care and prepare for the new era of Alzheimer’s and dementia [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-29 New draft substituted, see H5613 |
| #11 | H5426 | Enrolled | Relative to amending the charter of the town of North Attleborough. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-17 Enacted and laid before the Governor |
| #12 | S3239 | Introduced | For legislation to expand access to family, friend, and neighbor-provided childcare administered by the Department of Early Education and Care, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 3239). [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-13 |
| #13 | H5641 | Introduced | That the town of Becket be authorized to establish a temporary moratorium on large scale photovoltaic installations and battery energy storage systems in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-06 |
| #14 | S1609 | Introduced | For legislation relative to the regulation of Kratom. Public Health. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-10 Accompanied a new draft, see S3198 |
| #15 | H4953 | Introduced | Promoting consumer choice in health care [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-10 |
| #16 | S321 | Introduced | Relative to industry-recognized certification awards paid by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Education. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-30 Accompanied a study order, see S3238 |
| #17 | H5523 | Introduced | That the town of Sharon be authorized to prohibit the use of second-generation anticoagulants in said town. Environment and Natural Resources. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-04 |
| #18 | S3241 | Introduced | Site Information & Links [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-30 Substituted for S2726 |
| #19 | S1558 | Introduced | For legislation to ban the selling of a herbal substance that can produce opioid- and stimulant-like effects. Public Health. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-20 Accompanied a study order (under JR10), see S3258 |
| #20 | H5659 | Introduced | That the town of Rutland be authorized to grant one additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-24 |
| #21 | H2441 | Introduced | Relative to diabetes prevention. Public Health. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-30 |
| #22 | S3144 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize the town of Bourne to convey a right-of-way and easement. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-30 New draft substituted (Fernandes), see S3237 |
| #23 | H4813 | Passed | Authorizing the town of Milton to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-31 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 155 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #24 | H5308 | Passed | Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Walsh of Peabody, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 4414). March 25, 2026. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-31 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 154 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #25 | H5504 | Introduced | That the town of Hingham be authorized to grant certain parcels of land in said town to the Commonwealth for highway purposes. Transportation. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-31 New draft substituted, see H5640 |
| #26 | H5569 | Passed | Relative to property tax classifications in the city of Watertown for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent fiscal years [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-31 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 157 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #27 | H5570 | Introduced | That the town of Nahant be authorized to prohibit the application of generation anticoagulant rodenticides in said town. Environment and Natural Resources. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-31 |
| #28 | S3243 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to convey an easement across certain property in the Dorchester section of the city of Boston to the Boston Gas Company, report the accompanying Order (Senate, No. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-31 |
| #29 | H5635 | Introduced | Site Information & Links [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-31 Text of an amendment, see S3230 |
| #30 | H3905 | Introduced | That the city of Salem be authorized to employ automated enforcement of speed limit violations in designated school zones. Transportation. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-04 |
| #31 | H4402 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize automated curb enforcement and improving parking violation procedures. Transportation. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-04 |
| #32 | H5619 | Introduced | Order relative to extending until Tuesday, January 5, 2027, the time within which the committee on Transportation is authorized to report on current House documents [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-04 Adopted |
| #33 | S3052 | Passed | For legislation to authorize the town of Dighton to use a portion of conservation land for public way purposes, report the accompanying bill (Senate, No. 3052). [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-05 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 166 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #34 | H5085 | Introduced | Relative to family support and poverty alleviation. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-06 |
| #35 | H5616 | Passed | Authorizing the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to take easements over certain land located in the city of Woburn and the town of Burlington held in trust by the city of Boston for the Mary P. C. Cummings Testamentary Trust for highway pur... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-06 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 173 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #36 | H5640 | Passed | Authorizing the town of Hingham to grant to the commonwealth of Massachusetts certain parcels of land in the town of Hingham for highway purposes [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-07 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 185 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #37 | H5639 | Passed | Authorizing the town of Nantucket conservation commission to convey a certain parcel of land situated in the town for purposes of conveyance to the town of Nantucket under the care, custody, management and control of the select board and the town of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-07 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 181 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #38 | S341 | Introduced | For legislation to expand access to family, friend, and neighbor-provided childcare administered by the Department of Early Education and Care. Education. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-10 Accompanied a new draft, see S3239 |
| #39 | H5647 | Introduced | Study Order [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-13 |
| #40 | H5314 | Introduced | Relative to condominium conversion of co-owned two-unit buildings. Housing. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-17 |
| #41 | H5602 | Introduced | That the town of Ludlow be authorized to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be consumed on premises in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-18 |
| #42 | H4101 | Engrossed | For legislation to authorize the Dracut Water Supply District to sell water to certain communities. Environment and Natural Resources. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-20 Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| #43 | S1606 | Introduced | For legislation to require AEDs in clubs and fraternal organizations and that mandatory training be provided to all staff and members. Public Health. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-24 |
| #44 | H5592 | Introduced | By Representatives LaNatra of Kingston and Badger of Plymouth, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Kathleen R. LaNatra that the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance be authorized to enter into lease with the town of Plymouth ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-24 Accompanied a new draft, see H5662 |
| #45 | S2653 | Engrossed | Updating the Move Over Law [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-31 Passed to be engrossed - 157 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 258 ) |
| #46 | S439 | Introduced | For legislation to enhance the alignment and career focus of college and work-based learning. Education. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-30 Accompanied a study order, see S3238 |
| #47 | H5627 | Passed | To improve Massachusetts home care [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-06 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 180 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #48 | S785 | Passed | For legislation to further regulate insurance claims. Financial Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-08-07 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 187 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #49 | S459 | Introduced | For legislation to expand dual enrollment for high school students in Gateway Cities. Education. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-30 Accompanied a study order, see S3238 |
| #50 | S1649 | Introduced | By Ms. Comerford, a petition of Joanne M. Comerford, Patrick M. O'Connor, Samantha Montaño, Patrick Joseph Kearney and others for the adoption of resolutions to embrace the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and move the US back from the b... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-07-31 New draft substituted, see S3247 |
