Massachusetts House Engrosses Four Local Bills, Orders Dozen More to Third Reading
Massachusetts House passes a slate of local and honorary measures in brief informal session.
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Massachusetts Senate Passes Six Local Bills, Names Literacy Conference Conferees
The Massachusetts Senate advanced six local and special bills and appointed a conference committee on a teacher preparation and student literacy measure during a brief floor session Tuesday. The Senate, presiding under President Karen E.
Massachusetts House Passes Property Tax, Charter, and Local Governance Bills in Brief Session
The Massachusetts House passed four local bills and advanced ten more to third reading in a brief informal session on February 17, 2026.
Massachusetts Senate Passes Fair Housing Bill Unanimously, Toughening Broker Penalties
The Massachusetts Senate passed a fair housing enforcement bill 38-0 Thursday, advancing legislation that expands broker accountability and mandates new training for real estate licensees. Senate Bill 2947, sponsored by Sen.
Massachusetts House Passes Nine Bills to Engrossment in Ten-Minute Session
The Massachusetts House advanced nine bills and engrossed four others in a roughly ten-minute informal session on February 12, clearing measures on banking-law updates, a local-option property-tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and EMTs, property tax bill delivery, and a waiver of Boston's fir
Massachusetts Revenue Committee Hears Debate Over Federal Tax Decoupling Bill
Massachusetts Joint Committee on Revenue weighs how far to go in shielding the state from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's $442 million hit to fiscal year 2026 revenues.
Massachusetts Committee Weighs Eminent Domain Seizure of Closed Norwood Hospital
Massachusetts lawmakers heard a sweeping push to seize the closed Norwood Hospital by eminent domain at a February 12 hearing of the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight. House Chair Antonio F.
Massachusetts House Passes Two AI Election Integrity Bills 156-0 and 153-3
Massachusetts House passes two AI election bills targeting deepfakes and political ad disclosures.
Massachusetts Joint Ways and Means Committee Opens FY27 Budget Hearings on $62.8 Billion Proposal
Massachusetts lawmakers open FY27 budget hearings on Governor Healey's $62.8 billion spending plan. The Joint Committee on Ways and Means, co-chaired by House Chair Aaron Michlewitz and Senate Chair Michael J.
Massachusetts Senate Census Panel Hears Immigration Collapse Could Upend Housing Projections
Massachusetts Senate census panel hears that collapsing immigration threatens statewide housing projections built on 40,000 net arrivals per year. Chair William N.