Massachusetts Senate Passes Six Local Bills, Adjourns in Minutes
The Massachusetts Senate passed six bills by unanimous voice vote in a session lasting only minutes on Monday.
BOSTON -- February 2, 2026, The Massachusetts Senate passed six bills by unanimous voice vote in a session lasting only minutes on Monday. The measures included Senate No. 2574, granting accidental death benefits to the surviving spouse of a former Boston firefighter; Senate No. 2652, authorizing Taunton to set a separate water billing rate for manufactured housing communities; House No. 862, establishing a recall process for elected officials in Sharon; and Senate No. 2110, designating the last week in April as Building Trades Recovery Week. Two House-originated bills, House No. 924, further regulating the Great Barrington Fire District, and House No. 4859, allowing the Town of Ludlow to pay an unpaid bill, passed to final enactment and were forwarded to Governor Maura Healey. Senator Patrick M. O'Connor moved the chamber's adjournment to Thursday, February 5, at 11 a.m.
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