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IntroducedSep 25, 2025
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Passed SenateSep 25, 2025
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Passed HouseJun 04, 2026
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Became Law
Massachusetts Senate Bill
An Act establishing the Massachusetts data privacy act
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 11, 2026: Committee of conference appointed (Creem-Finegold-O'Connor)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on S 2619
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- 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
- Jun 11, 2026 | Senate
- Rules suspended
- Senate NON-concurred in House amendment
- Committee of conference appointed (Creem-Finegold-O'Connor)
- Jun 04, 2026 | House
- Committee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting the text of H5472, 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
- Consolidated amendment A adopted - 146 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 207 )
- Text of H5472 amended, published as H5479
- Passed to be engrossed - 146 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 208 )
- Sep 29, 2025 | House
- Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Sep 25, 2025 | Senate
- S2608 reprinted, as amended
- Passed to be engrossed -see Roll Call #71 (Yeas 40 to Nays 0)
Bill Texts
- Bill TextPDF
- House Amendment A (Adopted RC #207); Title: Consolidated AHTML
- House Amendment 2 (Consolidated "A") -- Giannino, Jessica Ann; Title: Protecting Privacy and Dignity for Healthier MA CommunitiesHTML
- House Amendment 3 (Consolidated "A") -- Field, Lisa; Title: Employee Personal Data on Employer-Owned DevicesHTML
- House Amendment 4 (Consolidated "A") -- Lipper-Garabedian, Kate; Title: Student and educator data privacyHTML
- House Amendment 5 (Consolidated "A") -- Howitt, Steven S.; Title: Artificial Intelligence DisclosureHTML
- House Amendment 6 (Consolidated "A") -- LeBoeuf, David Henry Argosky; Title: Data Privacy in Public ProcurementHTML
- House Amendment 7 (Consolidated "A") -- Montaño, Samantha; Title: Employee Consent to Disclosure of Personal DataHTML
- House Amendment 8 (Consolidated "A") -- Montaño, Samantha; Title: Protecting Employee Personal DataHTML
- House Amendment 9 (Withdrawn) -- Ramos, Orlando; Title: Facial Recognition TechnologyHTML
- House Amendment 10 (Consolidated "A") -- Sabadosa, Lindsay N.; Title: Preventing Grocery Store Surveillance PricingHTML
- House Amendment 11 (Consolidated "A") -- Philips, Edward R.; Title: Accessibility of Privacy NoticesHTML
- House Amendment 12 (Consolidated "A") -- Stanley, Thomas M.; Title: Definition of Identified or Identifiable IndividualHTML
- House Amendment 13 (Consolidated "A") -- Sabadosa, Lindsay N.; Title: Strengthening the Definition of Affirmative ConsentHTML
- House Amendment 14 (Withdrawn) -- Montaño, Samantha; Title: Protecting Philosophical BeliefsHTML
- House Amendment 15 (Consolidated "A") -- Markey, Christopher M.; Title: An Amendment Relative to the Exemption of Financial Institutions Subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley ActHTML
- House Amendment 16 (Consolidated "A") -- Decker, Marjorie C.; Title: Data MinimizationHTML
- House Amendment 17 (Consolidated "A") -- Biele, David; Title: Life InsuranceHTML
- House Amendment 18 (Consolidated "A") -- Biele, David; Title: PRAHTML
- House Amendment 19 (Consolidated "A") -- Kilcoyne, Meghan K.; Title: Mobility AnalysisHTML
- House Amendment 20 (Consolidated "A") -- Cusack, Mark J.; Title: Processor ClarificationHTML
- House Amendment 21 (Consolidated "A") -- Cataldo, Simon; Title: Strengthening the Private Right of Action: Making A Violation of the State Around Collection of Sensitive Data an Injury In FactHTML
- House Amendment 22 (Consolidated "A") -- Kearney, Patrick Joseph; Title: Striking Pre-Closing Consumer Notification Requirements for Genetic Data TransactionsHTML
- House Amendment 23 (Consolidated "A") -- Cusack, Mark J.; Title: Data used for internal operationHTML
- House Amendment 24 (Consolidated "A") -- Kearney, Patrick Joseph; Title: Relative to Compliance with the Federal Controlled Substances ActHTML
- House Amendment 25 (Withdrawn) -- Montaño, Samantha; Title: Advocating for a Minor's PrivacyHTML
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