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IntroducedJan 08, 2026
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Passed SenateJan 15, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 20, 2026
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Became LawJul 15, 2026
Massachusetts Senate Bill
An Act honoring Blue Star Families
Last Action See all actions
executive • Jul 15, 2026: Signed by the Governor, Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2026
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Summary
Comments on S 2903
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Sponsors
- Senate Committee on Ways and Meansprimary
Votes
YES: 38
- Barrett, Michael J.
- Friedman, Cindy F.
- Brady, Michael D.
- Gómez, Adam
- Brownsberger, William N.
- Jehlen, Patricia D.
- Collins, Nick
- Keenan, John F.
- 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.
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Jul 15, 2026 | executive
- Signed by the Governor, Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2026
- Jul 13, 2026 | Senate
- Enacted and laid before the Governor
- Jul 13, 2026 | House
- Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
- House concurred in the Senate further amendment
- Enacted
- Jul 13, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended
- Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment
- May 20, 2026 | House
- Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5439, and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
- Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
- Rules suspended
- Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
- Ordered to a third reading
- Rules suspended
- Read third
- Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 198 )
- Jan 22, 2026 | House
- Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- Read second and ordered to a third reading
- Read third
- Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #128 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
- Jan 08, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- Reported on a part of S1719
- Committee recommended ought to pass
- Also based on S2449
- Order relative to subject matter adopted
- Placed in the Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 15, 2026
Bill Texts
- Bill TextPDF
- Senate Amendment 1 (Adopted) -- Tarr, Bruce E.; Title: EligibilityHTML
- House Amendment 1 (Adopted) -- Ways and Means (H); Title: An Act honoring Blue Star Families.HTML
- House Amendment 2 (Withdrawn) -- Whipps, Susannah M.; Title: Inclusion of FirefightersHTML
- House Amendment 3 (Withdrawn) -- Gómez, Homar; Title: Autism and neurodivergent registration platesHTML
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