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| Position | Bill | Status | Summary | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | H5700 | Engrossed | House bill No. 5699, as amended and passed to be engrossed by the House. October 21, 2026. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-26 |
| #2 | S3290 | Introduced | Amendment S.3290 [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-29 Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| #3 | H3608 | Passed | By Representative Arena-DeRosa of Holliston, a petition of James C. Arena-DeRosa that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation be authorized to designate a certain bridge in the town of Hopkinton as the Major General Frank D. Merrill memorial b... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-14 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 247 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #4 | S1876 | Passed | Relative to the retirement classification of certain employees of the city of Beverly. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-05 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 233 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #5 | H4185 | Passed | Relative to the nomination process for candidates for town meeting in the town of Milford. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-05 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 232 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #6 | H4605 | Engrossed | That the town of Millis be authorized to establish a means-tested senior citizen property tax exemption for school building construction projects. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-05 |
| #7 | H4795 | Passed | For legislation to amend the charter of the town of Groton. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-05 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 234 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #8 | S2939 | Introduced | For legislation relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Dighton. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-05 New draft substituted (Dooner), see S3275 |
| #9 | H5603 | Introduced | That the town of Stow be authorized to use print-free digital legal notices in said town. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-05 Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| #10 | H5684 | Engrossed | Substituted by the House, on motion of Mr. Walsh of Peabody, for a bill with the same title (House, No. 5462) [Local Approval Received]. October 1, 2026. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-05 Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| #11 | S2626 | Engrossed | For legislation relative to the select board of the town of Berlin. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-08 Consolidated with H4580 |
| #12 | H5655 | Introduced | For legislation to expand the membership of the select board of the town of Tisbury. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-08 Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| #13 | S3275 | Engrossed | Relative to the appointment of retired police officers as special police officers in the town of Dighton (Senate, No. 2939). [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-08 |
| #14 | S3272 | Introduced | Amendment S.3272 [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-08 See H4138 |
| #15 | H5687 | Introduced | Relative to school bus safety technology. Transportation. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-08 |
| #16 | H3915 | Passed | Relative to retirement benefits for Leo MacAskill, a retired police officer of the police department of the city of Revere. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-09 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 235 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #17 | H4347 | Passed | Relative to the terms of library trustees in the town of Williamstown. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-09 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 237 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #18 | H4723 | Passed | By Representatives Arciero of Westford and Cataldo of Concord, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of James Arciero that a certain bridge on Gorham Street in the town of Chelmsford be designated as the Ferreira brothers bridge. Transportation. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-09 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 238 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #19 | H5110 | Passed | That the town of Petersham be authorized to continue the employment of police department members Richard D. Cooley, Jr., and David A. Shoemaker, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-09 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 236 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #20 | H4138 | Engrossed | That the town of Wellesley be authorized to satisfy legal notice requirements by digital publications. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 |
| #21 | H5481 | Introduced | That the town of Wayland be authorized to grant 10 additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in said town. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 Accompanied a new draft, see H5688 |
| #22 | H5514 | Engrossed | That the city of Boston be authorized to waive the maximum age requirement for police officers for Jorge Enriquez. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| #23 | H5516 | Introduced | Relative to condominium associations and management companies. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 Accompanied a study order, see H5694 |
| #24 | H5593 | Introduced | Relative to the town manager in the town of Danvers. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| #25 | H5597 | Introduced | That the town of Acushnet be authorized to appoint retired police officers as special police officers in said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| #26 | 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] | 2026-10-13 Accompanied a new draft, see H5690 |
| #27 | H5605 | Introduced | Relative to liquor license extensions in the town of Hanover. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 Accompanied a new draft, see H5691 |
| #28 | 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] | 2026-10-13 Accompanied a new draft, see H5693 |
| #29 | H5666 | Introduced | By Representatives Soter of Bellingham and McKenna of Sutton, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Michael J. Soter, Joseph D. McKenna and Ryan C. Fattman that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation be authorized to designate the roundabo... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 |
| #30 | H5691 | Introduced | Further extending the time for issuing certain licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in the town of Hanover [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 |
| #31 | H5688 | Introduced | Authorizing the town of Wayland to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 |
| #32 | H5692 | Introduced | Authorizing the town of Avon to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 |
| #33 | H5690 | Introduced | Authorizing the town of Ludlow to grant additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-13 |
| #34 | H3896 | Passed | Relative to recall elections in the town of Berlin. Election Laws. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-14 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 248 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #35 | H4754 | Passed | Relative to expanded small property tax abatements in the town of Auburn. Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-14 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 242 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #36 | H5108 | Passed | Relative to the acquisition and disposition of certain land in the town of Falmouth. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-14 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 243 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #37 | H5261 | Passed | For legislation to amend the town charter in the town of Oxford. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-14 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 240 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #38 | H5389 | Passed | That the town of Upton be authorized to continue the employment of Michael Marchand, the fire chief in said town, notwithstanding the maximum age requirement. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-14 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 245 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #39 | S3088 | Passed | For legislation to authorize a certain employment contract for the town of Boylston. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-14 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 241 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #40 | S3165 | Passed | 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] | 2026-10-14 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 244 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #41 | S3044 | Introduced | For legislation relative to retirement benefits for Alec Ciminello. Public Service. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-15 Accompanied a study order, see S3285 |
| #42 | S3118 | Engrossed | For legislation to provide for the filling of a vacancy on the Groton-Dunstable School Committee. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-15 |
| #43 | S3263 | Introduced | For legislation to establish a sick leave bank for Timothy Cluett, an employee of the Worcester county sheriff’s office. Public Service. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-15 Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| #44 | S3262 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize the town of Dighton to impose community impact linkage fees. Municipalities and Regional Government. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-15 Bill reported favorably by committee and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| #45 | S3267 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority to provide sewer services to a certain parcel of land in the town of Foxborough. Environment and Natural Resources. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-15 |
| #46 | H5677 | Engrossed | For legislation to establish a sick leave bank for David Gilman, an employee of the Department of Correction. Public Service. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-15 Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading |
| #47 | S3273 | Engrossed | Relative to the town of Yarmouth Division of Natural Resources employees (Senate, No. 2712). [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-15 Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| #48 | S3283 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize the Montague Center Fire District and the Turners Falls Fire District to continue the membership of members John Annear, Lawrence William Peters Jr., David Rehorka, Richard Sawin and Sallie Sawin, report the accompanying ... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-15 |
| #49 | S3284 | Introduced | Amendment S.3284 [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-15 See H5631 |
| #50 | H5689 | Introduced | Authorizing the town of Webster to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-10-15 Read second and ordered to a third reading |
