S 2903 Massachusetts Senate · 194th Legislature (2025-2026)

An Act honoring Blue Star Families

Summary
Senate, January 8, 2026 -- The committee on Senate Ways and Means to whom was referred the Senate Bill enhancing the safety of first responders (Senate, No. 1719) (also based on Senate, No. 2449),-- reported, in part, a "Bill honoring Blue Star Families" (Senate, No. 2903).
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jul 2026
Senate Passage
Jul 2026
House Passage
Jul 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Signed Jul 15, 2026
Floor votes · House May 20, 2026

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
13
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Jul 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor, Chapter 143 of the Acts of 2026
executive
Jul 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Enacted and laid before the Governor
upper
Jul 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Enacted
lower
Jul 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
House concurred in the Senate further amendment
lower
Jul 13, 2026
Committee
Referred to the committee on Bills in the Third Reading
lower
Jul 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in the House amendment with a further amendment
upper
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed to be engrossed - 156 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 198 )
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
lower
May 20, 2026
Lower · Passed
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
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Read; and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed to be engrossed -- see Roll Call #128 (Yeas 38 to Nays 0)
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Order relative to subject matter adopted
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee recommended ought to pass
upper
Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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