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IntroducedSep 18, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Passed House
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Became Law
Massachusetts Senate Bill
An Act establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Sep 25, 2025: Reprinted, as amended, see S2619
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on S 2608
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
- William J. Driscoll, Jr.cosponsor
- Joanne M. Comerfordcosponsor
- Rebecca L. Rauschcosponsor
- James B. Eldridgecosponsor
- Julian Cyrcosponsor
- Bradley H. Jones, Jr.cosponsor
- Patricia D. Jehlencosponsor
Votes
YES: 40
- Barrett, Michael J.
- Gómez, Adam
- Brady, Michael D.
- Jehlen, Patricia D.
- Brownsberger, William N.
- Keenan, John F.
- Collins, Nick
- Kennedy, Edward J.
- Comerford, Joanne M.
- Kennedy, Robyn K.
- Creem, Cynthia Stone
- Lewis, Jason M.
- Crighton, Brendan P.
- Lovely, Joan B.
- Cronin, John J.
- Mark, Paul W.
- Cyr, Julian
- Miranda, Liz
- DiDomenico, Sal N.
- Montigny, Mark C.
- Dooner, Kelly A.
- Moore, Michael O.
- Driscoll, Jr., William J.
- O'Connor, Patrick M.
- Durant, Peter J.
- Oliveira, Jacob R.
- Edwards, Lydia
- Payano, Pavel
- Eldridge, James B.
- Rausch, Rebecca L.
- Fattman, Ryan C.
- Rodrigues, Michael J.
- Feeney, Paul R.
- Rush, Michael F.
- Fernandes, Dylan A.
- Spilka, Karen E.
- Finegold, Barry R.
- Tarr, Bruce E.
- Friedman, Cindy F.
- Velis, John C.
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Sep 25, 2025 | Senate
- Amendment #2 (Finegold) rejected
- Amendment #3 (Eldridge) rejected
- Amendment #6 (Fernandes) rejected
- Amendment #17 (Keenan) rejected
- Amendment #21 (Rush) rejected
- Amendment #26 (Cronin) rejected
- Amendment #27 (Cronin) rejected
- Amendment #31 (Cronin) rejected
- Amendment #18 (Payano) rejected
- Amendment #44 (Montigny) rejected
- Amendment #46 (Driscoll) rejected
- Amendment #47 (Driscoll) rejected
- Amendment #48 (Driscoll) rejected
- Amendment #51 (Cronin) rejected
- Amendment #57 (Cronin) rejected
- Amendment #58 (Driscoll) rejected
- Amendment #42 (Rausch) adopted
- Amendment #52 (Rausch) adopted
- Amendment #4 (Creem) adopted
- Amendment #14 (Lewis) adopted
- Amendment #24 (Friedman) adopted
- Amendment #12 (Mark) rejected
- Amendment #36 (Fernandes) adopted
- Amendment #16 (Tarr) adopted
- Amendment #20 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #34 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #35 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #37 (Tarr) rejected
- Amendment #49 (Tarr) adopted
- Amendment #50 (Rodrigues) adopted
- Substituted as a new draft for S2516
- Ordered to a third reading
- Read third
- Reprinted, as amended, see S2619
- Sep 18, 2025 | Senate
- Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- Recommended new draft for S2516
- Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, September 25, 2025
Bill Texts
- Bill TextPDF
- Senate Amendment 1 (Withdrawn) -- Edwards, Lydia; Title: Protecting Employee DataHTML
- Senate Amendment 2 (Rejected) -- Finegold, Barry R.; Title: Establishing privacy standards for student and educator dataHTML
- Senate Amendment 3 (Rejected) -- Eldridge, James B.; Title: Employee Consent to Disclosure of Personal DataHTML
- Senate Amendment 4 (Adopted) -- Creem, Cynthia Stone; Title: Location ProtectionsHTML
- Senate Amendment 5 (Withdrawn) -- Edwards, Lydia; Title: Protecting Union MembershipHTML
- Senate Amendment 6 (Rejected) -- Fernandes, Dylan A.; Title: Requiring duty of loyalty for sensitive dataHTML
- Senate Amendment 7 (Withdrawn) -- Fernandes, Dylan A.; Title: Requiring controllers to restrict their use of personal dataHTML
- Senate Amendment 8 (Withdrawn) -- Fernandes, Dylan A.; Title: Prohibiting Surveillance PricingHTML
- Senate Amendment 9 (Withdrawn) -- Fernandes, Dylan A.; Title: Fostering artificial intelligence responsibilityHTML
- Senate Amendment 10 (Withdrawn) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Clarifying the definition of consumerHTML
- Senate Amendment 11 (Withdrawn) -- Fernandes, Dylan A.; Title: Prohibiting artificial intelligence from convincing people to kill themselvesHTML
- Senate Amendment 12 (Rejected) -- Mark, Paul W.; Title: Personal Data on Employer-Owned DevicesHTML
- Senate Amendment 13 (Withdrawn) -- Cyr, Julian; Title: Protecting Against Digital HarmHTML
- Senate Amendment 14 (Adopted) -- Lewis, Jason M.; Title: Opting out of targeted advertisingHTML
- Senate Amendment 15 (Withdrawn) -- Oliveira, Jacob R.; Title: Private Attorney General ActionHTML
- Senate Amendment 16 (Adopted) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Internal Operations ExemptionHTML
- Senate Amendment 17 (Rejected) -- Keenan, John F.; Title: Timely Replies to Privacy and Data Security InquiriesHTML
- Senate Amendment 18 (Rejected) -- Payano, Pavel; Title: Loyalty and Rewards Program DataHTML
- Senate Amendment 19 (Withdrawn) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Relative to the De-Identification of DataHTML
- Senate Amendment 20 (Rejected) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Attorney General Incident ReportingHTML
- Senate Amendment 21 (Rejected) -- Rush, Michael F.; Title: Loyalty ProgramsHTML
- Senate Amendment 22 (Withdrawn) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: Clarifying Financial Data as Sensitive DataHTML
- Senate Amendment 23 (Withdrawn) -- Friedman, Cindy F.; Title: Requiring Affirmative Consent to Train AI with Personal DataHTML
- Senate Amendment 24 (Adopted) -- Friedman, Cindy F.; Title: AffiliatesHTML
- Senate Amendment 25 (Withdrawn) -- Friedman, Cindy F.; Title: Preventing Location Tracking for People Traveling to MassachusettsHTML
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