H 62 Massachusetts House · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency

This bill extends the expiration dates for certain temporary pandemic-era measures in Massachusetts. It amends two existing laws (sections 30A of Chapter 20 and 44B of Chapter 22) to push their deadlines from March 31, 2025, to June 30, 2027. The change directly affects state programs and regulations that were temporarily implemented during the state of emergency. The bill does not create new policies but prolongs existing provisions related to pandemic response.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Mar 17, 2025 Signed Mar 28, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2025
executive
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Emergency preamble adopted
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate amendment
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended (Rodrigues) by striking out all after the enacting clause and inserting in place thereof the text of S2506
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read second, ordered to a third reading, rules suspended, read third and passed to be engrossed
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee recommended ought to pass and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported by the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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