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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 | S1831 | Engrossed | For legislation to provide killed in the line of duty benefits to Joanne Songy, surviving spouse of Detective John D. Songy, a police officer of the town of Rutland. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-01 |
| #2 | H3847 | Introduced | For legislation to recognize and provide assistance for military service-related injuries from agent orange and burn pits. Veterans and Federal Affairs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-01 Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27) |
| #3 | H3864 | Introduced | Relative to public employee benefits for military service members on active duty. Veterans and Federal Affairs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-01 Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27) |
| #4 | H3838 | Introduced | Relative to the fee for filing certificates of organization for veteran owned businesses. Veterans and Federal Affairs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-01 Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27) |
| #5 | H4862 | Engrossed | Authorizing the town of Monterey to continue the employment of police officer Jennifer O. Brown [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-01 Read; and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session |
| #6 | H5479 | Introduced | Site Information & Links [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-05 See S2619 |
| #7 | S3112 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize municipalities to opt-in to a temporary pilot to extend the hours of liquor licenses and to allow for public consumption in designated districts in summer 2026. Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 |
| #8 | S3108 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize the town of Andover to exempt all Andover police officers from civil service. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-03 |
| #9 | H3875 | Introduced | Relative to the establishment of a veterans research trust fund. Veterans and Federal Affairs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-01 Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27) |
| #10 | H2890 | Introduced | Relative to transparency in municipal health insurance. Public Service. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-21 Read second and ordered to a third reading |
| #11 | S3105 | Introduced | Site Information & Links [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-01 See H4231 |
| #12 | S3110 | Introduced | For legislation to designate the Marion Stoddart riverwalk in the town of Groton. Environment and Natural Resources. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-03 |
| #13 | H5396 | Introduced | Relativerelative to cannabis, THC, cannabis products and other cannabis related issues [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-11 |
| #14 | H2203 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize the Department of Public Health to establish a pilot program for psilocybin services for adults with post-traumatic stress disorder and other specified conditions. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-28 |
| #15 | H4200 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize a pilot program for the use of psychedelics in certain licensed treatment facilities. Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-28 |
| #16 | S2903 | Engrossed | Honoring Blue Star Families [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-20 Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 198 ) |
| #17 | H5087 | Introduced | For legislation to regulate the operation of medical spas. Public Health. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 Accompanied a new draft, see H5455 |
| #18 | H5455 | Introduced | Regulating the operation of medical spas [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 |
| #19 | H4234 | Passed | That the town of Fairhaven be authorized to appoint retired police officers as special police officers in said town. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-29 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 90 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #20 | H3872 | Introduced | Relative to the mission of the Office of the Veteran Advocate. Veterans and Federal Affairs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-01 Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27) |
| #21 | S3104 | Introduced | RESOLUTIONS RESPONDING TO THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT’S ORDER OF MAY 7, 2026, AND ENHANCING GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-28 Adopted -see Roll Call #186 (Yeas 33 to Nays 6) |
| #22 | S819 | Introduced | For legislation to prohibit discrimination against 340b drug discount program participants. Financial Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-18 |
| #23 | H52 | Introduced | Relative to the percentum change in the average cost-of-living as shown by the United States consumer price index for the year 2025 compared with such index for the year 2024. Public Service. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-07 Senate concurred |
| #24 | S185 | Introduced | For legislation to promote school centered neighborhood development. Community Development and Small Businesses. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-07 Discharged from committee and recommitted to the committee on Community Development and Small Businesses |
| #25 | S2172 | Introduced | For legislation to increase the threshold for requiring formal bidding processes for governmental bodies, including municipalities and regional school districts. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 |
| #26 | S1303 | Introduced | For legislation to provide opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Labor and Workforce Development. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-18 Accompanied a new draft, see S3076 |
| #27 | S1859 | Passed | For legislation relative to the calculation of the pension of Walter L. Guertin. Public Service. [Local Approval Received.] [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-08 Signed by the Governor, Chapter 73 of the Acts of 2026 |
| #28 | S1244 | Introduced | For legislation to enhance access to abortion care. The Judiciary. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-14 |
| #29 | S723 | Introduced | For legislation to strengthen the state credit union charter. Financial Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-07 Accompanied a study order, see S3078 |
| #30 | S833 | Introduced | For legislation to protect equity in real estate transactions through the use of a shared appreciation mortgage. Financial Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 |
| #31 | S2112 | Introduced | For legislation relative to increased safety standards in the construction industry. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 |
| #32 | S766 | Introduced | For legislation to authorize municipalities to deposit into credit unions. Financial Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 |
| #33 | S2111 | 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. State Administration and Regulatory Oversig... [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 |
| #34 | S2165 | Introduced | For legislation relative to Chapter 30B procurement. State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 |
| #35 | S1282 | Introduced | For legislation relative to repeat violent firearm offenders. The Judiciary. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-14 |
| #36 | S1662 | Introduced | For legislation relative to requirements for seatbelts on school buses. Public Safety and Homeland Security. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26 |
| #37 | S705 | Introduced | For legislation to require a shared equity investor to have a license with respect to residential property. Financial Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 |
| #38 | S691 | Introduced | For legislation to ensure access to healthcare and medically necessary food for children. Financial Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-18 |
| #39 | S837 | Introduced | For legislation to strengthen the state credit union charter. Financial Services. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-04 |
| #40 | H3147 | Introduced | Relative to the conservation land tax credit. Revenue. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-07 Accompanied a study order, see H5371 (under House Rule 27) |
| #41 | H147 | Introduced | Relative to cannabis retail operations. Cannabis Policy. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-11 Accompanied a study order, see H5396 (under House Rule 27) |
| #42 | H2078 | Introduced | Relative to securing the right to strike for certain public employees. Labor and Workforce Development. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-07 Accompanied a study order, see H5370 (under House Rule 27) |
| #43 | H3885 | Introduced | Relative to veterans’ benefits for surviving spouses. Veterans and Federal Affairs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-01 Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27) |
| #44 | H2146 | Introduced | Relative to employment protections for domestic violence victims. Labor and Workforce Development. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-07 Accompanied a study order, see H5370 (under House Rule 27) |
| #45 | H178 | Introduced | For legislation to establish a local value added tax on cannabis cultivation sales. Cannabis Policy. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-11 Accompanied a study order, see H5396 (under House Rule 27) |
| #46 | H151 | Introduced | Relative to medical cannabis research. Cannabis Policy. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-11 Accompanied a study order, see H5396 (under House Rule 27) |
| #47 | H3874 | Introduced | Relative to the Veterans’ Bonus Division. Veterans and Federal Affairs. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-06-01 Accompanied a study order, see H5466 (under House Rule 27) |
| #48 | H3259 | Introduced | For legislation to establish a local community newspaper subscription tax credit. Revenue. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-07 Accompanied a study order, see H5371 (under House Rule 27) |
| #49 | H2125 | Introduced | Relative to paid family and medical leave for educators. Labor and Workforce Development. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-07 Accompanied a study order, see H5370 (under House Rule 27) |
| #50 | H172 | Introduced | For legislation to expand access to cannabis beverage products. Cannabis Policy. [Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-11 Accompanied a study order, see H5396 (under House Rule 27) |
