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

8,634 active bills in the current session, grouped by latest reported stage.

8,324Introduced: Filed and awaiting committee or floor action.
79In committee: Assigned to a committee for review.
210Floor or other chamber: On a chamber floor or moving between chambers.
21Enrolled 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.

H2247
Relative to further increasing the fines for cruelty to animals, and establishing a fund dedicated to improvements for local animal shelters
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Read second and ordered to a third reading
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H3256
Relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Accompanied a new draft, see H4295
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H3323
Making amendments to the Massachusetts Business Corporation Act
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Read second and ordered to a third reading
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H386
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
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Accompanied a new draft, see H4272
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H387
Authorizing the town of Maynard to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Accompanied a new draft, see H4273
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H404
Relative to the Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering exams
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H407
Regulating the practice and licensure of veterinary technicians
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Accompanied a new draft, see H4278
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H421
Relative to streamlining licensure, compliance, and contracting opportunities
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee as changed and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H4278
Regulating the practice and licensure of veterinary technicians
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H4295
Relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
H93
Relative to protecting sensitive information from security breaches
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S1659
Relative to crisis intervention services for emergency service providers; confidentiality of information
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S1701
Transferring emergency medical services to the executive office of public safety and security
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S1709
To save lives by distributing narcan to individuals at risk for an overdose
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S1713
Relative to injured correctional officers
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S1746
To allow temporary door-locking devices in public buildings
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S1748
Relative to the safety of children in school buses
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S1753
Strengthening synthetic drug laws in correctional facilities
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S1762
Relative to the security of exercise equipment and free weights in correctional institutions
- StageIntroduced
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source
S2550
Relative to the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act
- StageOther chamber
- StatusActive
- Session2025-2026 Regular Session
Latest reported action
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Jul 21, 2025
Details updating — summary is available while full bill details sync.
Official source

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Massachusetts bills.

Current legislation.

Active bill stages

Relative to further increasing the fines for cruelty to animals, and establishing a fund dedicated to improvements for local animal shelters

Relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes

Making amendments to the Massachusetts Business Corporation 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

Authorizing the town of Maynard to grant an additional license for the sale of alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on the premises

Relative to the Board of Registration of Cosmetology and Barbering exams

Regulating the practice and licensure of veterinary technicians

Relative to streamlining licensure, compliance, and contracting opportunities

Regulating the practice and licensure of veterinary technicians

Relative to the separation of agricultural land for renewable energy purposes

Relative to protecting sensitive information from security breaches

Relative to crisis intervention services for emergency service providers; confidentiality of information

Transferring emergency medical services to the executive office of public safety and security

To save lives by distributing narcan to individuals at risk for an overdose

Relative to injured correctional officers

To allow temporary door-locking devices in public buildings

Relative to the safety of children in school buses

Strengthening synthetic drug laws in correctional facilities

Relative to the security of exercise equipment and free weights in correctional institutions

Relative to the uniform child custody jurisdiction and enforcement act