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In committee

Step 2 of 5 · 14 items

Next: The committee decides whether to report it out or send the subject to study.

  • H.5664 · Proposed state law · Filed August 4, 2026

    Authorize release of use restrictions for Malden property

    This bill would authorize the Commissioner of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance to release or amend certain use restrictions on land at 89 Summer Street in Malden, formerly the Malden District Court site.

    updated August 31, 2026

  • H.5661 · Proposed state law · Filed August 20, 2026

    Authorize Belmont to raise senior tax abatements limits

    The bill would allow Belmont to increase asset, income, and benefit limits for seniors applying for property tax abatements, by more than the cost of living in any year.

    updated August 24, 2026

  • H.5656 · Proposed state law · Filed August 13, 2026

    Authorize an additional liquor license for Avon

    The Massachusetts House bill would allow Avon to grant an additional license for the sale of all alcoholic beverages not to be drunk on premises, for On Avon Corporation at 85 East Main Street.

    updated August 17, 2026

  • H.5652 · Proposed state law · Filed August 10, 2026

    Authorize Athol five off-premises wine licenses

    The bill would allow the Town of Athol to grant five additional licenses for the sale of wine and malt beverages to be consumed off the premises, updating licensing under Chapter 138.

    updated August 13, 2026

  • H.5653 · Proposed state law · Filed August 10, 2026

    Authorize five off premises alcohol licenses for Athol

    A joint House bill (H5653) would allow the town of Athol to grant five additional licenses for the sale of all alcoholic beverages to be drunk off the premises.

    updated August 13, 2026

  • H.5654 · Proposed state law · Filed August 10, 2026

    Transfer Governance to Hull Municipal Light Board

    The bill would place the Hull Municipal Light Plant under the authority of the Town’s Municipal Light Board, with powers to operate, manage, and set policy under Chapter 164 of the General Laws.

    updated August 13, 2026

  • H.5641 · Proposed state law · Filed August 4, 2026

    Impose six-month moratorium on large-scale solar in Becket

    The Becket town may adopt a temporary six-month moratorium on large-scale solar photovoltaic installations and related battery energy storage systems, while it studies and revises zoning by-laws to address ecological resources and planning goals.

    updated August 6, 2026

  • H.5632 · Proposed state law · Filed July 31, 2026

    Refer H5632 to Senate Ways and Means for Review

    The bill H5632, An Act relative to school choice, moved from House Ways and Means and progressed through multiple readings before a third reading and engrossment.

    updated August 4, 2026

Reported out of committee

Step 3 of 5 · 3 items

Next: Both chambers have to pass it in the same words.

  • H.5657 · Proposed state law · Filed August 10, 2026

    Establish sick leave bank for Patrick Nelligan

    The bill would require the Massachusetts Department of Correction to establish a sick leave bank for Patrick Nelligan, a staff member.

    updated August 31, 2026

  • H.5662 · Proposed state law · Filed August 24, 2026

    Authorize 25-year lease of Pilgrim Memorial Park to Plymouth

    The bill would let the commissioner of capital asset management and maintenance, with the conservation and recreation commissioners, enter into a 25-year lease of the Pilgrim Memorial State Park land in Plymouth.

    updated August 24, 2026

  • H.5628 · Proposed state law · Filed August 6, 2026

    Add medical-review for suspected abuse cases in DCF policy

    The Massachusetts House bill H5628 would amend Section 51B of Chapter 119 to require a physician or nurse to consult if a child’s diagnosed medical condition could be misinterpreted as abuse.

    updated August 6, 2026

Signed by the Governor

Step 5 of 5 · 6 items

Next: It is state law.

  • H.5640 · Proposed state law · Filed July 31, 2026

    Enable Hingham highway land transfer

    This act authorizes the town of Hingham to grant certain parcels of land to the Commonwealth for highway purposes.

    updated August 7, 2026

  • H.5639 · Proposed state law · Filed July 31, 2026

    Governor signs Nantucket land conveyance bill

    The measure authorizes conveyance of land in Nantucket for open space, passive recreation, or conservation and directs transfer to the Nantucket Islands Land Bank for open space purposes.

    updated August 7, 2026

  • H.5627 · Proposed state law · Filed July 30, 2026

    Expand Massachusetts home care program funding

    The bill, An Act to improve Massachusetts home care (H.5627), would modify home care services and funding after passage.

    updated August 6, 2026

  • H.5629 · Proposed state law · Filed July 30, 2026

    Enhances child welfare protections becomes law

    The Massachusetts House and Senate approved H5629, An Act enhancing child welfare protections, with a compromise version.

    updated August 6, 2026

  • H.5616 · Proposed state law · Filed July 29, 2026

    Authorize DOT to take highway easements in Woburn and Burlington

    The act authorizes the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to acquire easements for highway purposes to support an intersection improvement project at Cambridge Road with South Bedford Street and Bedford Road in Woburn and Burlington.

    updated August 6, 2026

It continues as a new bill

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  • H.5645 · Proposed state law · Filed August 10, 2026

    Track H5645 health care draft and next steps

    H5645, a bill introduced by the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, was reported from the Health Care Financing committee and is now replaced by a new draft of H4953 as of August 10, 2026.

    updated August 10, 2026