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STATE LEGISLATION

Massachusetts bills.

Active bills in Massachusetts's current legislative session, mirrored from public legislative records.

ACTIVE BILLS

Current legislation.

Lists include only active bills from the current session. Latest reported stage, body, and action come from mirrored public records and may not reflect real-time changes.

Active bill stages

8,648 active bills in the current session, grouped by latest reported stage.

8,346Introduced
Filed and awaiting committee or floor action.
77In committee
Assigned to a committee for review.
211Floor or other chamber
On a chamber floor or moving between chambers.
14Enrolled or executive
Enrolled for signature or awaiting executive action.
0Terminal outcomes
Became law, vetoed, or failed. Active directories list only open bills.
0Unspecified stage
Latest action could not be mapped to a precise stage. These bills are still active, not closed.
  1. H2301

    Relative to local option zoning voting thresholds

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  2. H2309

    Relative to sanctuary cities and towns

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  3. H2312

    Regarding municipal zoning powers

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  4. H2317

    Relative to zoning

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  5. H2326

    To prevent nonprofit institutions from avoiding wetlands or natural resource protections under the so-called Dover Amendment

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  6. H2329

    To support the equitable utilization of third party consultants in land use determinations

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  7. H2353

    Relative to hillside protection

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  8. H2354

    Relative to the use of certain fairground properties

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  9. H3993

    Relative to promoting fair hiring practices by limiting the use of credit reports in employment decisions

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  10. H4047

    Relating to special permits

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Accompanied a study order, see H4970

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  11. H4067

    Relative to expanding and modernizing apprenticeships

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  12. H4109

    Relocating certain harbor lines in New Bedford Harbor

    • StageOther chamber
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  13. H4178

    Authorizing Adam T. Jankowski to take the civil service examination for the position of police officer in the city of Haverhill notwithstanding the maximum age requirement

    • StageOther chamber
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  14. H4603

    Permitting the city of Revere to establish penalties and liens for noise ordinance violations

    • StageOther chamber
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Read second and ordered to a third reading

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  15. H4888

    Establishing a sick leave bank for Marnie Jean Goldstein, an employee of the Department of Children and Families

    • StageOther chamber
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Read, rules suspended, read second and ordered to a third reading

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  16. H4970

    Municipal powers, permitting and zoning

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Discharged to the committee on House Rules

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  17. H4993

    Requiring automated external defibrillators at sporting events

    • StageOther chamber
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  18. H4995

    Relative to retirement reporting

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  19. H4996

    Relative to the punishment of organized retail crimes

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

  20. H4997

    Relative to accomplice and joint venture criminal liability

    • StageIntroduced
    • StatusActive
    • Session2025-2026 Regular Session

    Latest reported action

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

    Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.

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